He Xuemei (Chinese: 和雪梅; pinyin: Hé Xuěméi, 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]

He Xuemei
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1977-02-06) 6 February 1977 (age 47)
Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Sport
SportGymnastics

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.

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "He Xuemei Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Last time a Thomas Salto performed in female gymnastics competition. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "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". www.pssj.net. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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