Huang Liping (, born January 1972 in

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, China) is a

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and former Chinese gymnast.

Competitive career

Huang started as an amateur in 1978, joining the

team in 1985, and was selected to China's national gymnastics team the following year. He won gold medals in the team all-around, individual all-around,

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and

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at the 1993 National Gymnastics Games, and went on to win several medals at the

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. At the

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, he won a silver medal with the Chinese team and finished sixth on the parallel bars.

Retirement

Retiring after the 1996 games, Huang became the youngest world-class gymnastics magistrate in China. In 1998, he was named the Chinese national gymnastics coach, replacing

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in that position.

Beijing 2008

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, Huang took the

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for judges at the Beijing National Stadium during the

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References

* Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Gymnastics (Men)". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press, Limited. pp. 682, 699.

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