Li Jing ( Chinese: 李敬; born February 23, 1970) is a Chinese

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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where he received silver medals in

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, in

parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars slightly over long and positioned at roughly head height. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally we ...

, and in ''team combined exercises''."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Gymnastics"
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World championships

Li Jing became

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in ''parallel bars'' in

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,in

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and in

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References

1970 births Living people Chinese male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic medalists in gymnastics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1990 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships {{PRChina-Olympic-medalist-stub