He Xuemei Explained

He Xuemei
Nationality:Chinese
Sport:Gymnastics
Birth Date:6 February 1977
Birth Place:Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan, China

He Xuemei (born 6 February 1977) is a Chinese gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] She was the last female Olympic athlete to perform the Thomas salto in her routine.[2]

In 2006, she married Takaseki Takashi, a logistics manager from Japan, and changed her name to Takaseki Setsubai (高堰雪梅).[3]

She represented Japan at the 2006 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Notes and References

  1. He Xuemei Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102853/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/he-xuemei-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 August 2019.
  2. Last time a Thomas Salto performed in female gymnastics competition . 29 July 2021.
  3. News: 中国体操女冠军和雪梅远嫁日本为了让大家看看成年人也能练习体操-PS视界 . 19 January 2021 . www.pssj.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119213245/http://www.pssj.net/9727.html . 19 January 2021. live.