Liu Jinru

Liu Jinru (Chinese: 刘津茹; pinyin: Liú Jīnrú; born October 13, 2000,[1] Guangdong) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She is a 2018 World Championships team bronze medalist.[2][3]

Liu Jinru
Country represented China
Born (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000
HometownZhengzhou, Henan, China
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Medal record
World Championships
2018 Doha Team
Asian Games
2018 JakartaTeam
Asian Championships
2017 BangkokTeam
2017 BangkokVault

Career

Junior

Liu began training in gymnastics at age seven. She became a national team member in 2012.[4]

Senior

In 2016, Liu competed at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup, finishing eighth on vault.[4] The same year, she finished first on vault and eighth in floor exercise at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup.[4][5]

In 2017, Liu was eighth in the all-around at the London World Cup.[4] She won gold on vault and in the team competition at the Bangkok Asian Championships.[4][6]

In 2018, Liu won team gold at the Jakarta Asian Games, finishing 16th in floor exercise, 22nd on vault and 45th in individual all-around.[4] At the Melbourne World Cup, she finished fifth on vault.[4] At the Doha World Cup, she was fifth on vault and ninth in floor exercise.[4] At the Doha World Championships, she won team bronze - alongside Chen Yile, Liu Tingting, Luo Huan and Zhang Jin - and finished sixth on vault.[4][7]

Recognition

Liu was named an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2014, before being named an Elite Athlete of International Class in 2019 by the General Administration of Sport in China.[4]

References
  1. "LIU Jinru". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. "Mundial de gimnasia 2018 | Estados Unidos, intratable campeona mundial de gimnasia con Simone Biles por bandera". RTVE.es. 2018-10-30.
  3. "Dominant US strikes yet another gold at Worlds". Gulf Times. 2018-10-31.
  4. "LIU Jinru - FIG Athlete Profile". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. "2016 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. "2017 Asian Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  7. OlympicTalk (2018-10-30). "2018 World Gymnastics Championships results". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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