He Kexin Wiki - Bio
He Kexin is a Chinese gymnast, the 2008 Olympic champion on the uneven bars, and a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese Olympic Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is an uneven bars specialist. In 2008, she won two World Cup titles on the uneven bars. She is one of the few gymnasts in the world to score over 17.00 under the current Code of Points. With an A-score of 7.7, she has one of the highest difficulty scores in the world in the event, along with Yang Yilin, Nastia Liukin and Beth Tweddle.[3][4] As with several of her teammates, He's age has come under scrutiny in the international press and is the subject of an investigation by the International Olympic Committee.
He Kexin Personal information
Full name: He Kexin
Country Represented: China
Date of birth: January 1
Place of birth: Beijing, China
Height: 1.42 m (4 ft. 8 in.)
Discipline: Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Level: Senior
Years on National Team: 2007, 2008
Head coach(es): Liu Guicheng, He Hua
Gymnastics career
According to China Daily, He Kexin was recruited for the Chinese National Team in 2007, after her uneven bars win at the Chinese City Games drew the attention of head coach Huang Yubin.
He Kexin made her international debut in 2008, participating in several events of the World Cup circuit. At her first meet, the World Cup in Doha, she scored 16.550 on the uneven bars; at her second, the Cottbus Cup, she scored 16.800. The mark was the highest uneven bars score posted at an international event under the current Code of Points, besting Nastia Liukin's mark of 16.65 at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships.[8] At the World Cup event in Tianjin in May, He set a new international record with a score of 17.300.
At the 2008 Olympics, He was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team. In the uneven bars final, He and American Nastia Liukin both posted final marks of 16.725, and earned identical A and B-panel scores of 7.70 and 9.025, respectively. However, He won the gold medal, and Liukin was awarded the silver, after a tie-breaking calculation that took into account individual marks given by judges on the B-panel.
He Kexin is currently an event specialist on the uneven bars. She intends to diversify into an all-arounder following the Olympic season.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Kexin
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