He Kexin

He Kexin
Kexin on August 30, 2008
Personal information
Full nameHe Kexin (何可欣)
Country represented China
Born (1992-01-01) January 1, 1992 (age 32)[1]
(see Age controversy below)
Beijing, China
HometownBeijing
Height147 cm (4 ft 10 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
Years on national team2007–12 (CHN)
ClubBeijing Gymnastics Team
Head coach(es)Liu Guicheng, He Hua
MusicBoléro by Maurice Ravel (2010–11)
Retired2013
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 1 0 2
World Cup Final 1 0 0
Asian Games 2 0 0
National Games 1 0 1
Total 7 1 3
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Uneven Bars
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 London Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rotterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tokyo Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2008 Madrid Uneven Bars
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Uneven Bars
National Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Jinan Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Jinan Team
He Kexin
Chinese何可欣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Kěxīn
IPAxɤ̌ kʰɤ̀ɕín

He Kexin (born January 1, 1992) is a Chinese former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she won gold medals on the uneven bars and as a member of the Chinese team. She was one of only a few gymnasts to score over 17.00 under the 2005–2008 Code of Points, and her 7.7 difficulty score on bars in 2008 was one of the highest in the world.[2][3]

As with several of her teammates, questions were raised in the international press when earlier reports surfaced indicating she may not have been old enough to compete in the 2008 Olympics; however, an official investigation found in her favor.[3] She continued her success in the post-Beijing Olympics period; she holds the record for the highest obtained difficulty in the entire London period. In the team final at the 2010 World Championships, she scored 16.133 with a 7.4 difficulty, one of the highest scores achieved in women's gymnastics between 2009 and 2012.

  1. ^ Flumenbaum, David (September 14, 2008). "Scandal of the Ages: Documents Reveal Underage Chinese Gymnast". HuffPost. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Wang, Lisa (2008-05-12). "Chinese Championships End". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  3. ^ a b "Are Chinese gymnasts too young for Olympics?". USA Today/Associated Press. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-27.