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Hu Xuwei

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Hu Xuwei
Country representedChina
Born(1997-02-25)25 February 1997(age 27)
HometownGuangxi
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
ClubGuangxi Province
Headcoach(es)Zheng Hao
Medal record
RepresentingChina
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu Horizontal Bar
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ulaanbaatar Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ulaanbaatar Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ulaanbaatar All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ulaanbaatar Parallel Bars

Hu Xuwei(Chinese:Hồ húc uy;pinyin:Hú Xùwēi;born 25 February 1997)[1]is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He competed in the2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsinUlaanbaatar,Mongolia, winning gold medals in both the team event and the Horizontal bar final and winning silver in the all-around and parallel bar finals.[2]At the2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championshipshe qualified in third for the parallel bars event and second for the horizontal bar event.[3]He went on to win both the Parallel Bar final and the Horizontal Bar final;[4]becoming the first athlete to hold both bar titles in a single World Championship sinceBoris Shakhlinin the1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^"50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Entry List (Men)".Longines Timing.Retrieved14 November2021.
  2. ^"Hu Xuwei".International Gymnastics Federation.Retrieved22 October2021.
  3. ^"Melnikova tops all-around qualifying at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships".insidethegames.Retrieved22 October2021.
  4. ^"Hu Xuwei beats Olympic champ for horizontal bar gold at gymnastics worlds".CBC.Retrieved24 October2021.
  5. ^"MEN'S PARALLEL BARS FINAL - RESULTS".gym.longinestiming.Retrieved24 October2021.
  6. ^"MEN'S HORIZONTAL BAR FINAL - RESULTS".gym.longinestiming.Retrieved24 October2021.
  7. ^"Hu Xuwei wins horizontal bar, Kohei Uchimura shines at gymnastics world championships".ESPN.Retrieved24 October2021.