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|name = He Kexin |
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|olympics attended = [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]; [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] |
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| − | '''He Kexin''' was born on January 1, 1992 in Beijing, China. He was a member of the Chinese women's team that won the team gold medal in 2008. He's age was a source of controversy at the 2008 Olympics because several Chinese media outlets reported her birth year as 1994 making her to young to compete in 2008. An investigation by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique ruled that He and her teammates were of the required age to compete. He also won a gold medal in the uneven bars final where her score actually tied [[Nastia Liukin]]'s but a tie breaker declared He the winner. He was the final Chinese women named to the 2012 Olympic team. |
+ | '''He Kexin''' was born on January 1, 1992 in Beijing, China. He was a member of the Chinese women's team that won the team gold medal in 2008. He's age was a source of controversy at the 2008 Olympics because several Chinese media outlets reported her birth year as 1994 making her to young to compete in 2008. An investigation by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique ruled that He and her teammates were of the required age to compete. He also won a gold medal in the uneven bars final where her score actually tied [[Nastia Liukin]]'s but a tie breaker declared He the winner. He was the final Chinese women named to the 2012 Olympic team, and took a silver in the uneven bars in [[London 2012|London]]. |
==Major Results== |
==Major Results== |
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Revision as of 02:48, 11 October 2012
He Kexin was born on January 1, 1992 in Beijing, China. He was a member of the Chinese women's team that won the team gold medal in 2008. He's age was a source of controversy at the 2008 Olympics because several Chinese media outlets reported her birth year as 1994 making her to young to compete in 2008. An investigation by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique ruled that He and her teammates were of the required age to compete. He also won a gold medal in the uneven bars final where her score actually tied Nastia Liukin's but a tie breaker declared He the winner. He was the final Chinese women named to the 2012 Olympic team, and took a silver in the uneven bars in London.
Major Results
Summer Olympics
- 2008 Team - 1st
- 2008 Uneven Bars - 1st
- 2012 Team - 4th
- 2012 Uneven Bars - 2nd
World Championships
- 2009 Uneven Bars - 1st
- 2010 Team - 3rd
- 2011 Team - 3rd