Yu Chao-wei
Taiwanese artistic gymnast
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Yu Chao-wei (born 22 October 1993) is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast. He has competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships five times. He helped Chinese Taipei qualify a full team to the 2020 Summer Olympics, but he was unable to compete due to an ACL injury.
represented
Chinese Taipei| Yu Chao-wei | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1993 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Chinese Taipei |
| Club | Taiwan University of Sport |
| Head coach(es) | Lin Yuxin |
Career
Yu began gymnastics at the age of eight.[1] He competed at his first World Championships in 2011 and finished 140th in the all-around qualification round.[2]
Yu helped Chinese Taipei finish 23rd in the team qualifications at the 2015 World Championships.[3] He represented Chinese Taipei at the 2017 Summer Universiade and helped the team finish fifth.[4] He qualified for the rings final and finished eighth.[5] He competed on the floor exercise, still rings, vault, and parallel bars at the 2017 World Championships but did not advance into any finals.[6]
Yu represented Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games, where the team finished fourth. Individually, Yu competed in the all-around and finished 13th.[7] He competed with the Chinese Taipei team that placed 17th in the team qualifications at the 2018 World Championships.[8]
Yu was a member of the team that qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games at the 2019 World Championships, and they qualified to the team final for the first time.[9] In the team final, the Chinese Taipei team finished sixth, with Yu contributing on the still rings and the parallel bars.[10]
Yu was initially selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lee Chih-kai, Shiao Yu-jan, and Tang Chia-hung.[11] However, he tore his ACL during training in July, and he was replaced by Hung Yuan-hsi.[1][12]
