Luo Rui
Chinese artistic gymnast
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Luo Rui (simplified Chinese: 罗蕊; traditional Chinese: 羅蕊, born 26 November 2005) is a Chinese former artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 World bronze medalist on the uneven bars. She is the 2022 Chinese uneven bars champion and the 2019 Chinese junior all-around champion. She was one of China's alternates for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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罗蕊 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Guangdong Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Lu Le, Qiao Liang | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
Junior
Luo finished fourth in the all-around at the 2018 Chinese Junior Championships, and she won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final.[2] She then competed at the senior-level 2019 Chinese Championships and won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team, but she did not advance into any individual finals.[3] She then won the all-around and balance beam titles at the 2019 Chinese Junior Championships.[4] At the Chinese National Youth Games, she won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team, and she finished fourth in the uneven bars final.[5]
Senior
Luo became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2021. At the 2021 Chinese Championships, she won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team and placed eighth in the all-around. In the uneven bars final, she tied with Wei Xiaoyuan for the silver medal.[6] She was named as an alternate for China's 2020 Olympic team.[7] Then at the Chinese National Games, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Wei and Ou Yushan, and she won a gold medal in the team event.[8] She was then selected to make her international debut at the 2021 World Championships. In the uneven bars final, she tied with Rebeca Andrade for the second-highest score, but she lost the tiebreaker and received the bronze medal.[9][10] She also qualified for the balance beam final, but she fell and finished fifth.[11]
Luo won the uneven bars title at the 2022 Chinese Championships.[12] She was then selected to compete at the 2022 World Championships and was the top qualifier for the uneven bars final.[13] She fell off the balance beam in the team final, and the Chinese team finished sixth.[14] In the uneven bars final, she smacked her feet on the high bar on a layout jaeger release move and finished in sixth place.[15]
Luo won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team at the 2023 Chinese Championships, but she did not advance into any individual finals.[16] She announced her retirement from the sport in May 2024.[17]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | |||||||
| Chinese Junior Championships | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| Chinese Championships | |||||||
| Chinese Junior Championships | 8 | 7 | |||||
| Chinese National Youth Games | 7 | 4 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2021 | |||||||
| Chinese Championships | 8 | ||||||
| Chinese National Games | 6 | ||||||
| World Championships | 5 | ||||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| Chinese Championships | 6 | ||||||
| World Championships | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| Chinese Championships |