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Place of Birth: Huangshi, Hubei, China
About Li Shanshan (gymnast)
- Li Shanshan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Li Shanshan; born February 22, 1992 in Huangshi, Hubei) is a Chinese gymnast who is especially strong on balance beam.
- She was a member of the Chinese silver medal-winning team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where she also medalled on the balance beam.
- Li Shanshan won the silver medal in the beam event despite falling during a full spin, incurring an automatic 0.8 deduction, because her start value (A-score) was a very high 7.3, much higher than the A-Score of the eventual winner, Nastia Liukin, whose had a difficulty value of 6.6. In 2008, she was a member of the Chinese Olympic team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
- She also qualified first into the balance beam event final.
- However, in the event final, she fell on a full-twisting Korbut flip and came eventually 6th, scoring 15.300.
- Her last 2008 competition was the 14th Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Madrid, Spain where she won a bronze medal on balance beam, with a score of 15.150.She announced her retirement in December 2009 along with Xiao Sha.
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