Xing Aowei Explained
Xing Aowei (; born February 15, 1982, in Yantai, Shandong) is a male Chinese gymnast. Xing was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was also a part of the 2004 Olympic team in Athens, but placed fifth after his mistake on floor plus two falls (and another major mistake) from his teammate Teng Haibin.
Major performances
- 1998 Asian Games - 1st team & pommel horse, 3rd horizontal bar
- 1998 National Championships - 1st pommel horse
- 1998 World Middle School Students Games - 1st all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars & horizontal bar
- 1999 National Championships - 1st pommel horse, 2nd floor exercise
- 1999 World Cup Series - 1st pommel horse
- 1999 National Champions Tournament - 2nd pommel horse
- 1999 World Championships - 1st team, 3rd floor exercise
- 2000 National Championships - 1st all-around, floor exercise & pommel horse, 2nd parallel bars
- 2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st team
- 2000 World Cup Grand Finals - 3rd pommel horse
- 2001 East Asian Games - 1st team, vaulting horse & horizontal bar
- 2001 National Championships - 1st horizontal bar
- 2002 Asian Games - 1st team
- 2004 Athens Olympics - 5th team
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