Huang Xu
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Huang Xu is a Chinese
artistic gymnast. He specializes on the pommel horse
and the parallel bars and is also strong on still rings.
and was a member of the gold-medal-winning Chinese team
. Individually, he placed 7th in the parallel bars event final, with a score of 9.650.
During the 2004 Summer Olympics
, Huang contributed heavily to the Chinese gymnastics team, a 9.675 on pommel horse, a 9.712 on still rings and a 9.687 on floor exercise. However, several errors and falls of his teammates prevented the Chinese team from getting a team medal. Individually, he placed fourth in the pommel horse event final, with a score of 9.775.
Huang was the oldest member of the Chinese gymnastics team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
and won gold in the team final. He also placed sixth in the parallel bars event final.
Huang is the 2003 World silver medalist
on the parallel bars, and has been a member of four World Champion Chinese teams (1997, 1999, 2003, 2007).
China
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artistic gymnast. He specializes on the pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
and the parallel bars and is also strong on still rings.
Background
Huang began gymnastics training when he was five and was a member of the Jiangxu provincial team in 1989. At the age of 14, he was selected into the national team.National team
Huang represented China at the 2000 Summer OlympicsChina at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The team excluded athletes from the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, after the territory's return to Chinese rule in 1997, and which competed separately as Hong Kong, China...
and was a member of the gold-medal-winning Chinese team
Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on September 16–25 and September 22–23, respectively...
. Individually, he placed 7th in the parallel bars event final, with a score of 9.650.
During the 2004 Summer Olympics
China at the 2004 Summer Olympics
China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The team won 32 gold medals and 63 medals in total ....
, Huang contributed heavily to the Chinese gymnastics team, a 9.675 on pommel horse, a 9.712 on still rings and a 9.687 on floor exercise. However, several errors and falls of his teammates prevented the Chinese team from getting a team medal. Individually, he placed fourth in the pommel horse event final, with a score of 9.775.
Huang was the oldest member of the Chinese gymnastics team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
and won gold in the team final. He also placed sixth in the parallel bars event final.
Huang is the 2003 World silver medalist
2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 37th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Anaheim, California, United States, in 2003.Tie-breakers were not used at this competition...
on the parallel bars, and has been a member of four World Champion Chinese teams (1997, 1999, 2003, 2007).