Li Yuejiu (; born July 4, 1957) is a male Chinese former gymnast. Li was born in

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Province. He competed at the 1984 Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in the Men's Team competition. He was China's first

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in 1981. Li retired in October 1984. He went on to study in Canada, and became a coach for the Canadian national gymnastic team. He married in 1986. Later, he and his wife coached in

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in the United States. He was the coordinator of the 2008 Chinese men's and women's

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teams and led both teams to an Olympic gold medal, as well as the 2006 World Championship team title. His straddled 3/2 salto sideway, 1/4 twist to roll forward was named the "Yuejiu Airspring" by the International Gymnastic Federation. Li's wife is

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, also a famed Chinese gymnast. One of their daughters is

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, who competed for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team during the 2007 – 2010 seasons at the same

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where her parents won their Olympic medals. Following the Visa Championships and two selection camps at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly, Texas, Anna Li was named to the U.S. 2011 World Championship Team. Li and Wu were the coaches for World Silver Medalist

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from 2004. In April 2009, they opened Legacy Gymnastics in Aurora, Illinois, to train local gymnasts.

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