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Yan Langyu

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Yan Langyu
Born (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25)
Weishan Town, Liling, Hunan, China[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country represented China
Years on national team2018 - present
ClubHunan Province
Head coach(es)Luo Dan
Medal record
Men's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Baku Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Birmingham Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo Individual Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Mixed Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Individual

Yan Langyu (simplified Chinese: 严浪宇; traditional Chinese: 嚴浪宇; pinyin: Yán Làngyǔ; born 31 August 1999) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. He is the 2021 and 2023 World champion in individual trampoline. He is also the 2022 Asian Games champion and the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist. Additionally, he won two team medals at the 2019 World Championships.

Early life

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Yan was born on 31 August 1999 in Weishan Town, Liling. He began trampoline gymnastics in 2008 after being scouted by a coach who noticed his coordination, flexibility, and power.[2][3] He was selected to join the Hunan Provincial team in 2012 and then the Chinese national team in 2018.[1] He said he struggled with homesickness as a child due to a lot of traveling for training and competitions.[4]

Career

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Yan began competing in international competitions in 2019. At the 2019 Khabarovsk World Cup, he finished 13th in the individual event and 15th in the synchronized trampoline event.[5][6] Then at the Valladolid World Cup, he finished sixth as an individual and 18th in the synchronized event.[7] At the 2019 World Championships, he finished seventh in the qualification round for the individual event but did not advance due to the two-per-country rule.[8] He won a silver medal in the men's trampoline team event and a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[9][10]

Yan was selected as one of China's alternates for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11] With his teammate and the four-time defending World champion Gao Lei electing to not compete at the 2021 World Championships, Yan was able to win the World title and extend China's winning streak in the event dating back to 2006.[12][13]

At the 2022 World Championships, Yan admitted he felt more pressure and nerves to defend his world title.[14] In the qualification round, he was unable to finish his first routine, but he posted the highest score of the round in the second routine to advance.[15] He was then eliminated in the semifinals after crashing his routine.[16]

Yan missed a month of training in March 2023 due to lumbar strain.[3] In July, he competed at the Santarem World Cup and won the gold medal by over a point ahead of teammate Wang Zisai.[17] He then lost to Wang at the Coimbra World Cup.[18] He withdrew from the final at the Palm Beach World Cup to give his teammate Li Yuming a chance to compete since Li had missed out on the other World Cup finals due to the two-per-country rule.[19] He then competed at the Varna World Cup and defeated his teammate Wang.[20] At the 2022 Asian Games, which were held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yan won the gold medal in the final thanks to a high execution score of 17.000.[21] He then won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham by only 0.010 points ahead of Wang.[22]

Yan began the 2024 season at the Baku World Cup where he lost to his teammate Wang by only 0.170 points.[23] He then defeated Wang at the Cottbus World Cup by only 0.070 points.[24] Yan was selected to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and he won the bronze medal in the individual event behind Ivan Litvinovich and Wang.[25][26]

References

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  1. ^ a b ""醴"有实力！严浪宇再次斩获全国冠军！" ["Li" has strength! Yan Langyu won the national championship again!]. Liling Release. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Yan Langyu - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Yan Langyu". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Yan represents a new wave of Chinese Trampoline talent". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup Russia, Khabarovsk 2019 Individual trampoline — Men — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup Russia, Khabarovsk 2019 Synchronised trampoline — Men — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ "FIG Trampoline World Cup Competition Valladolid Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 96, 105. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Men's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  9. ^ "USA wins three team medals at 2019 World T&T Championships". USA Gymnastics. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  10. ^ "USA wins two medals on final day of 2019 World T&T Championships". USA Gymnastics. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  11. ^ "China announces trampoline squad for Tokyo Olympics". Xinhua News Agency. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  12. ^ Pavitt, Michael (21 November 2021). "Page earns maiden title at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Baku". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Page, Yan soar to individual golds at Trampoline World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  14. ^ Barker, Philip (16 November 2022). "Yan believes defending harder than winning at World Trampoline Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Chinese individuals rule as qualification begins at Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Portuguese, Chinese teams take World Trampoline gold on eventful night in Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Olympic champion Zhu wins two at Trampoline World Cup in Santarem". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Padilla soars to a double victory at the World Cup in Coimbra". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  19. ^ "A golden haul for USA at the Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  20. ^ "A clean sweep for China in Varna". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  21. ^ "China's Yan triumphs in men's individual trampoline at Hangzhou Asiad". Xinhua. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  22. ^ "'21 again? Page, Yan repeat as world champions on final day of Trampoline in Birmingham". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  23. ^ "Baku brilliance: China shines at first Trampoline World Cup of 2024". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Chinese trampolinists score a hat-trick of golds — and two more Olympic berths — in Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  25. ^ Peene, Sam (2 August 2024). "Ivan Litvinovich makes history as first man to win back-to-back Olympic titles". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  26. ^ "Faces of the Games: Happy landings for Wang and Yan, the overjoyed medallists of men's Trampoline". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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