Xiao Sha

Xiao Sha
Personal information
Full name 肖莎 (Xiao Sha)
Country represented  China
Born June 15, 1992 (1992-06-15) (age 19)
Rongjiang, Guizhou
Height 1.40m (4'7")
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior
Retired 2009
Medal record
World Championships
Silver 2007 Stuttgart Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold 2006 Honolulu Balance beam
Bronze 2006 Honolulu Team
Bronze 2006 Honolulu Floor
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xiao.

Xiao Sha (Chinese: 肖莎; pinyin: Xiāo Shā), born on 15 June 1992, is a Chinese gymnast. She is an all-rounder, with a balance of skills on all four apparatus, while her strongest apparatus is the balance beam.[1]

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Gymnastics career

Xiao Sha started training in gymnastics at the age of 6. She has won a number of medals at the Chinese national championships, including gold for all-round in 2006, silver for all-round in 2007, gold for balance beam in 2008 and gold for all-round and balance beam in 2009.[1][2] She is also the forefront gymnast for the Guizhou team, competing on all four apparatus in the team events. At the 11th Chinese national games in 2009, Xiao came 7th in all-round, 8th on balance beam and 5th on floor, while the Guizhou team led by Xiao came 7th.[3]

At the international level, Xiao was part of the Chinese team at the 2007 World Championships, where China won the silver medal for team. She also came 7th in the all-round final.[4] In 2008, she won gold on balance beam and bronze on floor at the Cottbus World Cup, and repeated those results at the Ostrava World Cup later that year.[5][6]

She announced her retirement in December 2009, and also did Li Shanshan.

Routines

Competitive history

Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2007 World Championships Stuttgart Team 2 183.450 2 241.175
All-Round 7 59.600 12 58.425
2008 World Cup Cottbus Balance Beam 1 16.125 4 14.925
Floor Exercise 3 14.500 3 14.275
Tianjin Balance Beam 4 15.425 1 16.300
Ostrava Uneven Bars 7 12.200 4 13.650
Balance Beam 1 15.650 1 16.000
Floor Exercise 3 13.850 4 12.850

References

  1. ^ a b "Baidu百科:肖莎". BAidu. http://baike.baidu.com/view/1141164.html?tp=0_10. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 
  2. ^ "体育之星 > 体操 > 肖莎". Sina. http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/xiao_sha/. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 
  3. ^ "Competition Results: Gymnastics". Chinese 11th National Games. http://result.11th-games.org.cn/zh-cn/Sport_Info_cn.aspx?xm=GY&dmm=0&ddd=0. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 
  4. ^ "40th World Championships - Women's Finals". Gymnastics Results. http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2007/worldw.html. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 
  5. ^ "32nd Turnier der Meister 2008 - Women's Finals". Gymnastics Results. http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2008/tdmcottbusw.html. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 
  6. ^ "Grand Prix Ostrava World Cup 2008 - Women's Finals". Gymnastics Results. http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2008/ostravaw.html. Retrieved 2009-11-20. 

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