Chen Cuiting

Chen Cuiting
Country represented  China
Born (1971-07-15) July 15, 1971
Changsha, Hunan, China
Residence Hong Kong
Height 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team 1985-1990
Head coach(es) Zhou Xiaolin
Retired 1990
Medal record
Representing  China
World Championships
1989 StuttgartTeam
Asian Games
1986 SeoulTeam
1986 SeoulAll-around
1986 SeoulFloor
1990 BeijingTeam
1990 BeijingAll-around
1990 BeijingFloor
1986 SeoulVault
1990 BeijingVault
Goodwill Games
1986 MoscowTeam

Chen Cuiting (Chinese: 陳翠婷; pinyin: Chén Cuìtíng; born 15 July 1971 in Changsha) is a retired Chinese artistic gymnast who represented China at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The Chinese team finished sixth in the team final, and Chen finished fourteenth in the all-around final.[1] She won a bronze medal with her team at the 1989 World Championships.[2] She also finished sixth in the all-around,[3] fourth on beam, and fifth on floor.[4] She was also a member of the team at the 1987 World Championships that finished in fourth.[5] Individually, she finished eleventh in the all-around[6] and sixth on floor.[7] She competed at the Asian Games twice (1986,1990) and won gold in the team event, the all-around, on floor, and silver on vault both times.[8][9] The 1990 Asian Games was also her last competition before retirement.[10] After retirement, Chen moved to Hong Kong and worked as a judge at international events.[11] She now has a career in banking in Hong Kong.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Chen Cuiting". sports-reference. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "1989 World Championships Women's Team Results, by Gymnast USSR/ROM/CHN". Gymn Forum. 5 August 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "1989 World Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "1989 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "1987 World Championships Women's Team Results by Gymnast CHN/BUL/USA". Gymn Forum. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "1987 World Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "1987 World Championships Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Women - Individual". Incheon 2014. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Women - Team". Incheon 2014. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Chen Cuiting (CHN)". Gymn Forum. 28 December 2000. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Chen Cuiting (CHN)". Whatever Happneed To...?. 16 December 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Life Begins again at nineteen..." The Couch Gymnast. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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