Ma Yanhong

Ma Yanhong
Full nameMa Yanhong
Country represented China
BornMarch 21, 1964 (1964-03-21) (age 60) or
July 5, 1963 (1963-07-05) (age 61) (disputed)
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
Years on national team1978–84 (CHN)
GymShichahai Sports School for Amateurs
Eponymous skillsMa I dismount (uneven bars) Ma II dismount (uneven bars)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 1 2 0
Asian Games 2 0 0
Total 4 2 1
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around (OG/WC) 0 1 1
Uneven Bars(OG/WC) 2 0 1
Balance Beam (OG/WC) 0 0 0
Vault (OG/WC) 0 0 0
Floor Exercise (OG/WC) 0 0 0
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Ft. Worth Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 1981 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Moscow Uneven Bars
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Uneven Bars

Ma Yanhong (simplified Chinese: 马燕红; traditional Chinese: 馬燕紅; pinyin: Mǎ Yànhóng; born March 21, 1964, in Beijing, China) (also reported in some media as July 5, 1963)[1] is a retired Chinese Olympic athlete. She was the first Chinese gymnast, male or female, to win a gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships and the Olympic Games.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference beijing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Gymnastics Team Sets Goal for Games" Zhan Haitao, Li Xiao (trans), China Daily, May 31, 2004