Lou Yun (; born June 23, 1964 in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

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gymnast who competed in the

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Summer Olympic Games, winning the vault twice. Lou Yun began gymnastics training at the Hangzhou Sports School for Amateurs, and in the same year he also entered the provincial sports school of

. He was selected for the National Gymnastics team in 1977. Known for his specialty in the vault, he won the 1987 World Championships in that event, in addition to his two gold medals.

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1964 births Living people Chinese male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalists for China Sportspeople from Hangzhou World champion gymnasts Olympic medalists in gymnastics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1982 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 1986 Asian Games Olympic gymnasts of China Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Gymnasts from Zhejiang Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics 20th-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Olympic-medalist-stub