Fan Ye

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Fan Ye (Simplified Chinese:范晔) was born on October 23, 1988 in Hebei, China. She is a Chinese gymnast who is coached by Liu Guicheng and He Hua in Beijing. She admires fellow Chinese gymnast Liu Xuan and Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina for the longevity of their involvement in the sport.

Fan Ye at the 2005 World Gymnastics Championships.

Fan Ye is best known for her work on the balance beam. Her biggest accomplishment in gymnastics is winning the 2003 World Balance Beam Title. Fan Ye earned a 9.812 for that gold medal performance and has the distinction of having the highest scoring routine at an international elite competition in the 2001-2004 quad. Fan Ye currently plans to continue after disappointing results at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Fan is the reigning Chinese National Games champion.

[edit] Results

2003 French International: 8th on balance beam (qualification)
2003 Cottbus Cup: 6th on uneven bars, 7th on balance beam
2003 World Championships: 1st on balance beam, 4th with team, 8th Uneven Bars, 5th All Around(Prelims)
2003 Asian Championships: 1st Team, 2nd all-around, 2nd on uneven bars, 2nd on balance beam
2004 Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1st on balance beam, 5th on Uneven Bars, 8th on Floor
2004 Olympic Games: 7th with team
2004 World Cup Final: 6th on balance beam
2005 Cottbus Cup: 1st on uneven bars, 3rd on balance beam
2005 Chinese National Championships #1(AA,TM,EFS): 2nd All-Around, 3rd Uneven Bars, 1st Balance Beam, 7th Floor Exercise
2005 Britain Vs China Dual Meet: 2nd Team, 2nd All Around, 3rd Uneven Bars, 1st Balance Beam, 1st Floor Exercise
2005 University Games: 1st with Team, 1st All Around, 2nd Balance Beam, 2nd on Floor, 3rd on Uneven Bars
2005 Chinese National Championships #2(AA/EFS):1st Beam, 1st Floor
2005 10th National Games: (China) 1st All Around, 2nd on floor, 4th on uneven bars
2005 East Asian Games: 1st Team, 2nd All Around, , 1st Balance Beam
2005 World Championships: 5th Uneven Bars, 8th Balance Beam
2006 Ghent World Cup: 8th on Balance Beam, 8th on Floor