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Li Ning
Winning three gymnastics golds at the 1984 Olympics.
World team champion · Six Olympic medals
- Born
- 10 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Laibin, China
More people
Li Ning
Li Ning is a Chinese gymnast who turned his sporting reputation into an international sportswear business.
Early life
Guangxi
Grew up in China’s Guangxi region.
Early training
Began gymnastics at eight.
Career
- 1980
National team
Joined China’s national gymnastics team.
- 1982–1988
International competition
Won World Cup, world championship and Olympic medals.
- 1990
Sportswear business
Founded the Li-Ning company after retiring from competition.
Achievements
World team champion
Helped China win the world team title.
Six Olympic medals
Won three golds, two silvers and a bronze in Los Angeles.
World rings champion
Won the individual world title on rings.
Beyond gymnastics
Olympic ceremony
Lit the Beijing 2008 cauldron after an aerial circuit of the stadium.
Family
Married fellow Olympic gymnast Chen Yongyan.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Olympic biography and birth details ↗Photo: Tim Hipps, U.S. Army. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
