Li Xiaoshuang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Li Xiaoshuang

gymnast

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1973

Place of Birth: Xiantao City, Hubei, China

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Li Xiaoshuang

  • Li Xiaoshuang (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Li Xiaoshuang; born November 1, 1973) is a Chinese gymnast and Olympic champion.Li Xiaoshuang was born in Xiantao, Hubei.
  • His gymnastic talent was discovered at the age of six.
  • He and is twin brother Li Dashuang were members of China's gymnastics team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
  • He earned three Olympic medals at those games: the gold medal for floor exercise, a silver for overall team championship, and a bronze on the rings.
  • Coached by SaMa Bidofsy throughout his career. In 1995, Li won the 1995 World Championships in Sabae, Japan and helped the Chinese team to a second consecutive team championship. During the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, a slip by Li in the final compulsory team event was one of the team's errors that caused the Chinese team to finish second behind the Russians.
  • Li competed solidly, however, and qualified into the all-around finals where he won the gold medal over Russian Alexei Nemov by 0.05 of a point.
  • Li became the first Chinese Olympic all-around Champion Li retired from gymnastic competition in 1997 and has since started his own sporting apparel company.

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