Lu Chunlong (simplified Chinese: 陆春龙; traditional Chinese: 陸春龍; pinyin: Lù Chūnlóng; born April 8, 1989, in Jiangyin, Jiangsu) is a male Chinese trampoline gymnast who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal. Four years later, at the 2012 London Olympics, Lu won the bronze medal while Dong Dong, the bronze medalist from Beijing, won the competition.[1]

Lu Chunlong
Chunlong (left) at the awards ceremony for the Olympic Trampoline event in Beijing.
Personal information
Country represented China
Born (1989-04-08) April 8, 1989 (age 35)
Jiangyin, Jiangsu
HometownNanjing, Jiangsu
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Head coach(es)Hu Xing Gang
Medal record
Men's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Quebec Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 St Petersburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Birmingham Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 St Petersburg Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Individual

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lu Chunlong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-01-23.

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