Li Shanshan (gymnast)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Shanshan
Born22 February 1992 (1992-02-22) (age 34)
Huangshi, Hubei, China
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 China
ClubGuangdong
Retired2009
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
2007 Stuttgart Team
2007 Stuttgart Balance beam
World Cup Final
2008 Madrid Balance beam

Li Shanshan (Chinese: 李珊珊; pinyin: Lǐ Shānshān; born 22 February 1992) is a Chinese former artistic gymnast. She won a gold medal with the Chinese team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2007 World Championships, she won silver medals in the team event and on the balance beam. She is also the 2008 World Cup Final balance beam bronze medalist.

Gymnastics career

Li won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team at the 2005 National Games of China.[1] At the 2006 Pacific Rim Championships, she won a bronze medal with the junior Chinese team.[2] In the event finals, she won another bronze medal on the balance beam, behind Xiao Sha and Shawn Johnson, and she also placed seventh on the uneven bars.[3]

Li finished sixth in the all-around final at the 2007 Chinese Championships.[4] In the event finals, she won the balance beam title by over a full point with the highest difficulty score of the competition, and she also won a silver medal on the floor exercise.[5] She was then selected to compete at the 2007 World Championships, where the Chinese team won the silver medal behind the United States after Li fell on the floor exercise.[6][7] She also won the silver medal on the balance beam, despite falling during a full spin, because of her high difficulty score.[8]

Li won a silver medal on the balance beam at the 2008 Cottbus World Cup.[9] Then at the Barcelona World Cup, she won gold medals on both the balance beam and floor exercise.[10] She was selected to represent China at the 2008 Summer Olympics alongside Cheng Fei, Deng Linlin, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, and Yang Yilin. Li contributed on the balance beam in the team final to help China win its first-ever Olympic team gold medal in women's artistic gymnastics.[11] In qualifications for the balance beam event final, she placed first. However, during the event final, she fell on a full-twisting Korbut flip and placed sixth.[12]

After the Olympic Games, Li competed at the 2008 World Cup Final, where she won a bronze medal on the balance beam, behind Lauren Mitchell and Yulia Lozhechko.[13] At the 2009 Chinese Championships, Li won a silver medal on the balance beam.[14] She announced her retirement from the sport after the 2009 National Games.[15] She participated in the 2010 Asian Games torch relay.[16]

References

  1. ^ "10th Chinese National Games - Guangdong dominated". Gym Media. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ "2006 Pacific Alliance Championships Team Results Women - Junior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ "2006 Pacific Alliance - Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Newcomer Yang Wins Chinese Nationals". International Gymnast. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  5. ^ Wang, Lisa (19 June 2007). "Cheng, Zou Take Two in Shanghai". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  6. ^ "US Women Beat China to Win Gymnastics Worlds". China.org.cn. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  7. ^ "US Women sparkle to snatch the team gold". Reuters. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  8. ^ "Gymnastics: U.S., Poland and Germany win crowns at world championships". The New York Times. 9 September 2007.
  9. ^ "32th Turnier der Meister 2008 Lausitz-Arena Cottbus (GER) 2008 Apr 11-13 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  10. ^ "33rd Memorial Joaquim Blume 2008 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Barcelona (ESP) 2008 June 6-8 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Analysis of the Women's Gymnastics Team Final". The New York Times. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Johnson, Liukin go 1-2 on balance beam". United Press International. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  13. ^ "14th Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final". 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  14. ^ Turner, Amanda (17 May 2009). "He Ning, Feng Jing Win Chinese Championships". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  15. ^ Turner, Amanda (7 December 2009). "Lu Shanzhen: Cheng Fei Can Return". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  16. ^ "亚运火炬传递江门站 侨乡万人空巷燃激情". Southcn.com. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
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