Zhang Jinjing

Zhang Jinjing (Chinese: 张津京; pinyin: Zhāng Jīnjīng, born November 1, 1977), also known as "JJ", is a Chinese gymnast.[1][2] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition, as well as placing fourth in parallel bars and individual all-around.[3] At the World Gymnastics Championships he won gold medals in 1995 and 1997 in men's team competition, shared a bronze for the horizontal bar in 1995, and took the individual gold medal for parallel bars in 1997.

Zhang Jinjing
Country represented China
BornNovember 1, 1977 (1977-11) (age 45)
Beijing[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sabae Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sabae Horizontal bar

In 2011, JinJing moved to the United States and began coaching at Champions Academy in Morgan Hill, CA, giving instruction not only to local youth, but also to NCAA All-around Champion and Stanford University graduate, Sho Nakamori.[4]

References
  1. "张津京_中国体操网". gymnastics.sport.org.cn. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "【经典回顾】体操男团奥运史 夺三金雅典最痛". 2016.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhang Jingjin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. "Champions Academy Business History". Yelp. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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