Zhang Hongtao
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| Full name | Zhang Hongtao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1986 Xi'an, Shaanxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | Since 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhang Hongtao (Chinese: 张宏涛; born 9 April 1986), is a Chinese gymnast. He is a specialist on the pommel horse.
Gymnastics career
In Chinese national level competition, Zhang has made many achievements for the Shanghai team. He earned a bronze medal on 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 on pommel horse.[3] In 2009, Zhang became the world champion on 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
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Men". Gymnastics Results. 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.
External links
- Zhang Hongtao at the International Gymnastics Federation
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