Chen Cuiting
Chinese artistic gymnast (born 1972)
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Chen Cuiting (Chinese: 陳翠婷; pinyin: Chén Cuìtíng; born 15 November 1972)[1] is a retired Chinese artistic gymnast who represented China at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She is the 1986 and 1990 Asian Games all-around and floor exercise champion. She won a team bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships.
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| Born | 15 November 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | (1985–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Zhou Xiaolin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
Chen won a gold medal on the floor exercise and placed fifth in the all-around at the 1985 Riga International.[2] She won a bronze medal with the Chinese team at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[3] Individually, she finished fifth in the all-around,[4] eighth on the vault, seventh on the uneven bars, and sixth on the balance beam.[5] Then at the 1986 Asian Games, she helped China win the team title, and she won the all-around and floor exercise titles. She also won a silver medal on the vault.[6][7]
Chen was a member of the team at the 1987 World Championships that finished in fourth.[8] Individually, she finished eleventh in the all-around[9] and sixth on the floor exercise.[10]
Chen represented China at the 1988 Summer Olympics alongside Fan Di, Wang Wenjing, Wang Huiying, Ma Ying, and Wang Xiaoyan. The Chinese team finished sixth in the team final, and Chen finished fourteenth in the all-around final.[11]
Chen won a bronze medal with her team at the 1989 World Championships.[12] She also finished sixth in the all-around,[13] fourth on beam, and fifth on floor.[14]
Chen finished ninth in the all-around prelims at the 1990 American Cup.[15] She competed at the 1990 Asian Games and defended her gold medals in the team event, the all-around, and on the floor exercise. She also won another vault silver medal.[6][7] The 1990 Asian Games was also her last competition before retirement.[16]
Personal life
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 1985 | International Junior Championships | ||||||
| Moscow News | |||||||
| Riga International | 4 | ||||||
| 1986 | |||||||
| Asian Games | |||||||
| Goodwill Games | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||
| USA-CHN Dual Meet | 4 | ||||||
| 1987 | Chinese Sports Festival | ||||||
| Shenyang International | |||||||
| World Championships | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||||
| 1988 | All-Chinese Championships | ||||||
| Olympic Games | 6 | 14 | |||||
| World Sports Fair | 8 | ||||||
| 1989 | China Cup | 4 | |||||
| Chinese Championships | 7 | ||||||
| French International | 4 | ||||||
| World Championships | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1990 | American Cup | 9 | |||||
| Asian Games | |||||||
| China Cup | |||||||
| International Mixed Pairs | |||||||