Wu Liufang

Wu Liufang (Chinese: 吴柳芳; pinyin: Wú Liǔfāng), born on 22 December 1994, is a retired Chinese gymnast.[1]

Wu Liufang
Full name吴柳芳 (Wu Liufang)
Nickname(s)wo, wi, and wun.
Country represented China
Born (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994
Liuzhou, Guangxi
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
Years on national team2008–13 (CHN)
Head coach(es)Wang Liming, Sun Haiou 孙海鸥
RetiredOctober 2013
Medal record
Representing  China
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 MelbourneTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 MelbourneBalance Beam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 PutianTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 PutianUneven Bars
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinTeam
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Gymnastics career

Wu Liufang made the Chinese national team in 2008. At the 11th Chinese national games in September 2009, she achieved bronze for uneven bars and silver for the team event (as part of Guangdong team).[2]

Wu participated in the 2010 Doha World Cup, where she won gold on balance beam and floor, and silver on uneven bars.[3][4] She also won beam gold at the 17th Internationaux de France world cup held in Paris Bercy.[5]

At the 2010 Chinese national championships, Wu Liufang, participating for the Guangdong team, won silver in all-round, and came 4th in uneven bars and 4th in beam.[6]

Wu Liufang attended the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam as the 7th reserve member of the Chinese team, and did not end up competing.

She was also named into the Chinese team for the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo but was replaced just before the qualifying round by teammate Huang Qiushuang.

She was the oldest member for the Chinese WAG team at the 2012 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she won the Team gold with teammates Zeng Siqi, Shang Chunsong, Luo Peiru, Li Yiting and Huang Huidan. In the individual event finals, she beat teammate Huang Huidan to win the Uneven Bars gold.

Wu Liufang retired from gymnastics in October 2013.

Competitive history
Year Competition Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2011 World Cup Ghent Uneven Bars 3 15.350 1 15.350
Balance Beam 1 14.975 2 14.850
Floor Exercise 2 13.650 3 13.475
2010 World Cup Ghent Uneven Bars 1 15.050 2 14.775
Balance Beam 3 13.650 2 14.700
Floor 6 12.700 5 13.450
Doha Uneven Bars 2 13.850 2 15.025
Balance Beam 1 14.700 1 14.525
Floor 1 13.975 6 12.950
Paris Bercy Balance Beam 1 14.875 1 14.725

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References
  1. "FIG Gymnast Profiles". Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "11th National Games - Gymnastics results (Chinese)". Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. "Doha 2010 Finals Results (day 1)". FIG. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  4. "Doha 2010 Finals Results (day 2)". FIG. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  5. "2010 Internationaux de France results". French Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  6. "2010 Chinese national gymnastics championships results". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. "Doha 2010 Qualification Results" (PDF). FIG. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  8. "Ghent 2010 World Cup Results". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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