Zhang Jinjing (, born November 1, 1977), also known as "JJ", 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 ...

. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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, winning a silver medal in men's team competition, as well as placing fourth in

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and individual all-around. At the World Gymnastics Championships he won gold medals in

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and

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in men's team competition, shared a bronze for the

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in 1995, and took the individual gold medal for

in 1997. In 2011, JinJing moved to the United States and began coaching at Champions Academy in

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, giving instruction not only to local youth, but also to NCAA All-around Champion and Stanford University graduate,

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References

External links

Official Facebook Page: Jinjing Zhang

Video: Zhang Jinjing - 1996 Olympics AA - Vault
1977 births Living people Chinese male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of China Olympic silver medalists for China Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese people {{PRChina-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub