Liu Lingling (gymnast)

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Chinese trampoline gymnast

Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Fuzhou, China^[1]

Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics

ClubFujian Province

Liu Lingling

Liu competing at the 2016 Olympic Test Event

Personal information

Born

(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Fuzhou, China^[1]

Height

165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Gymnastics career

Discipline

Trampoline gymnastics

Club

Fujian Province

Medal record

Women's trampoline gymnastics

Representing China
Olympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	Individual
World Championships
	2014 Daytona Beach	Individual
	2014 Daytona Beach	Synchro
	2015 Odense	Trampoline team
	2017 Sofia	Trampoline team
	2015 Odense	Individual
Asian Games
	2018 Jakarta	Individual

Liu Lingling (Chinese: 刘灵玲; born 8 November 1994) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist and the 2014 World champion in the individual event. She is also the 2014 World champion in synchronized trampoline. She won the individual gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

Liu started trampoline gymnastics at age five and joined the national team in 2009.^[1] At the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships, she won the silver medal in the individual event behind Rosie MacLennan.^[2] She had her first major international success at the 2014 World Championships where she upset MacLennan to win the individual title. She also won a gold medal in the synchro event with partner Li Meng.^[3]

Liu won a gold medal in the synchro event with Li Meng at the Mouilleron World Cup after failing to advance beyond the qualifying round in the individual event.^[4] Then at the 2015 World Championships, she won a silver medal in the individual event behind teammate Li Dan.^[5] She also helped the Chinese women's trampoline team win the gold medal.^[6] At the 2016 Olympic Test Event, she won the individual gold medal.^[7] She was not selected for China's 2016 Olympic team due to a foot injury.^[8]^[9]

At the 2017 World Championships, Liu won a gold medal in the team event alongside Zhong Xingping and Zhu Xueying.^[10] She won the gold medal in the individual event at the 2018 Asian Games.^[11]^[12] At the 2019 Baku World Cup, she beat the reigning World and Olympic champion MacLennan to win the gold medal.^[13] She continued to compete in the 2019 season despite an ongoing hip injury.^[9] She won the gold medal at the 2019 Valladolid World Cup.^[14]

Liu won the silver medal at the 2020 Baku World Cup behind teammate Zhu Xueying.^[15] She was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics and entered as one of the favorites to win.^[16] She won the silver medal in the individual final behind Zhu.^[17] She opted to not compete at the 2021 World Championships.^[18]

References

1 2 "Liu Lingling" Archived 2021-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
↑ "Trampoline Womens Senior Finals 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "China goes three for four as World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships end". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "China, Japan, Britain brilliant at Trampoline World Cup in France". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "31st FIG World Championships Trampoline, Tumbling & Double Mini-Trampoline in Odense (DEN) Senior Women's Individual Trampoline Individual Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 November 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "31st FIG World Championships Trampoline, Tumbling & Double Mini-Trampoline in Odense (DEN) Senior Women's Individual Trampoline Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 November 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ Etchells, Daniel (19 April 2016). "Hancharou claims trampoline gold at Rio 2016 gymnastics test event as Schmidt earns New Zealand Olympic berth". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "（里约奥运会）董栋、何雯娜三征奥运蹦床队名单初定" [(Rio Olympics) Dong Dong and He Wenna's three-time Olympic trampoline team roster finalized] (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
1 2 "Liu Lingling gets on bike to chase Tokyo dream". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ Morgan, Liam (10 November 2017). "China win three of opening four gold medals at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
↑ "China's Liu wins women's trampoline gold at Asian Games". China Internet Information Center. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
↑ "China scoops Asiad golds in men's, women's trampoline". SHINE News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
↑ "Liu and Hancharou take golds in Baku". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "Hancharou and Liu back on top in Valladolid". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "World champions, rising stars sizzle at Baku Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ "30 July: Tokyo 2020 Gymnastics daily preview - It's women's Trampoline time". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ Morgan, Liam (30 July 2021). "Zhu edges Liu to secure women's trampoline gold at Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
↑ "15 golds up for grabs at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2025.