Dong Dong

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Dong Dong
Dong at the awards ceremony for the Olympic Trampoline in Beijing.
Personal information
Born (1989-04-13) April 13, 1989 (age 36)
Zhengzhou, Henan
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
SportTrampoline gymnastics
Country
represented		China
Head coachCai Guang Liang
Assistant coachWang Ying
Medal record
Men's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonIndividual
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingIndividual
World Games
Gold medal – first place2013 CaliSynchro
Gold medal – first place2017 WrocławSynchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 QuebecTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 St. PetersburgIndividual
Gold medal – first place2009 St. PetersburgTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 MetzIndividual
Gold medal – first place2010 MetzSynchro
Gold medal – first place2011 BirminghamSynchro
Gold medal – first place2013 SofiaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2013 SofiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 Daytona BeachSynchro
Gold medal – first place2015 OdenseSynchro
Gold medal – first place2017 SofiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 St. PetersburgAll-around Team
Silver medal – second place2007 QuebecIndividual
Silver medal – second place2011 BirminghamIndividual
Silver medal – second place2011 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 Daytona BeachIndividual
Silver medal – second place2015 OdenseTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 St. PetersburgIndividual
Silver medal – second place2019 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 SofiaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2019 TokyoIndividual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouIndividual
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonIndividual
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaIndividual

Dong Dong (Chinese: 董栋; pinyin: Dǒng Dòng; born April 13, 1989, in Zhengzhou, Henan) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. He is an Olympic champion and four-time medalist, winning gold at London 2012, silver at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and bronze at Beijing 2008.[1][2][3] Between 2007 and 2014, he made the podium at every World Championships and Olympics.[1][4]

Career

2005–2008

Dong was called up to the Chinese national team in 2005, and made his international debut in 2006.[2]

At the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, Dong came in second in the individual event and won gold in the team event.[5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the individual event, the only trampoline event at the Olympics. His final score was 40.600.[2]

2009–2012

He won the 2009 World Championships Individual Championship at St. Petersburg, Russia. Team China successfully defended their crown to a consecutive gold medal.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal with a score of 62.990.[2]

2013–2016

At the 2015 World Championships, he won his 10th career World Championship gold medal by winning the synchro event with Tu Xiao.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal with a score of 60.535.

2017–present

In 2017, he won a gold medal in men's synchro at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.

In 2018, he was first individually and in synchro at the Brescia World Cup. At the Maebashi World Cup, he was first in synchro; at the Loule World Cup he was fourth individually and fifth in synchro.[2] At the 2018 World Championships, he won individual silver with a score of 61.185. He ranked fifth in men's synchro and first in the team all-around.

At the 2019 Baku World Cup, Dong was second individually. At the World Championships he won individual bronze and team silver.

At the 2020 Baku World Cup, Dong won individual bronze.[2]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's trampoline event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dong Dong". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "DONG Dong – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Everything you need to know about Olympic trampoline heading to Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dong Dong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  5. 1 2 "Dong Dong eyes repeat trampoline gold at Rio 2016 – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2021). "Litvinovich lands Belarus' first medal at Tokyo 2020 with trampoline gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.