Full Name | Xiao Yanning (肖雁宁) |
Nation | People’s Republic of China |
Birthdate | February 23, 1998 |
Olympics | 2020, 2024 |
Status | Active |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Olympic Champion in the team event in 2024… 2020 Olympic silver medalist… On the senior national team since 2015… Eight-time World Champion… 16-time World medalist overall… Competed at six World Championships (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)… Gold medalist at the 2018 and 2023 Asian Games in team… Member of the 2014 FINA Junior World Championships team.
2024: Won gold at the Olympic Games in the team event… Won gold in technical team, free team and acrobatic team at the World Championships… Competed in two World Cup legs – Beijing (1G) and Paris (1S).
2023: Earned gold in free team and acrobatic team at the World Championships… Also placed seventh in technical team there… Won gold in team at the Asian Games… Also competed in two World Cup legs – Montpellier (1G, 1B) and Oviedo.
2022: Earned gold in technical team and free team at the World Championships.
2021: Won silver in the team event at the Tokyo Olympic Games… Won a gold medal in team at the National Games of China.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Won three silver medals in technical team, free team and free combination at the 2019 FINA World Championships… Also competed at the China Open (gold in tech and combo) and the Canada Open (gold in tech and free) with the team.
2018: Won gold in team at the Asian Games… Earned silver in the technical routine at the French Open.
2017: Made history by winning gold in combo at the world championships… Won silver in the technical and free team.