Zhang Hongtao (Chinese: 张宏涛; born 9 April 1986), is a Chinese gymnast. He is a specialist in the pommel horse.
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| Full name | Zhang Hongtao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  China (2005–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
editIn Chinese national level competition, Zhang has made many achievements for the Shanghai team. He earned a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 10th Chinese national games and was selected a national team member since then. He also won gold in the 2007 national championships, and a silver on the same apparatus at the 11th Chinese national games in 2009, behind multiple world pommel horse champion Xiao Qin.[1]
Zhang's first international competition was the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He qualified 3rd into the pommel horse event final with a score of 9.712.[2] In the event final, he scored 9.475 and finished 6th in pommel horse.[3] In 2009, Zhang became the world champion in pommel horse in the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, qualified first into the event final and finished with a score of 16.200.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "全运会体操单项赛陈一冰失金 肖钦力压张宏涛卫冕". 中国体育报. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ↑ "List of Qualifiers Apparatus". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ↑ "38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Men". Gymnastics Results. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ↑ "体操世锦赛中国终获首金 鞍马张宏涛力挫群雄夺冠". 新浪体育. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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