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Dong Dong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Dong (董).
Dong Dong
Dong (center) at the awards ceremony for the Olympic Trampoline event in Beijing.
Personal information
Born (1989-04-13) April 13, 1989 (age 35)
Zhengzhou, Henan
HometownTaiyuan, Shanxi
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country representedChina
Head coach(es)Cai Guang Liang
Assistant coach(es)Wang Ying
Medal record
Men's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Individual
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Quebec Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 St. Petersburg Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 St. Petersburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Metz Individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Metz Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2011 Birmingham Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sofia Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Daytona Beach Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2015 Odense Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 St. Petersburg All-around Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Quebec Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Birmingham Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Daytona Beach Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Odense Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 St. Petersburg Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sofia Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Individual

Dong Dong (Chinese: 董栋; pinyin: Dǒng Dòng; born April 13, 1989, in Zhengzhou, Henan) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. He is an Olympic champion and four-time medalist, winning gold at London 2012, silver at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and bronze at Beijing 2008.[1][2][3] Between 2007 and 2014, he made the podium at every World Championships and Olympics.[1][4]

Career

2005–2008

Dong was called up to the Chinese national team in 2005, and made his international debut in 2006.[2]

At the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, Dong came in second in the individual event and won gold in the team event.[5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the individual event, the only trampoline event at the Olympics. His final score was 40.600.[2]

2009–2012

He won the 2009 World Championships Individual Championship at St. Petersburg, Russia. Team China successfully defended their crown to a consecutive gold medal.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal with a score of 62.990.[2]

2013–2016

At the 2015 World Championships, he won his 10th career World Championship gold medal by winning the synchro event with Tu Xiao.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal with a score of 60.535.

2017–present

In 2017, he won a gold medal in men's synchro at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.

In 2018, he was first individually and in synchro at the Brescia World Cup. At the Maebashi World Cup, he was first in synchro; at the Loule World Cup he was fourth individually and fifth in synchro.[2] At the 2018 World Championships, he won individual silver with a score of 61.185. He ranked fifth in men's synchro and first in the team all-around.

At the 2019 Baku World Cup, Dong was second individually. At the World Championships he won individual bronze and team silver.

At the 2020 Baku World Cup, Dong won individual bronze.[2]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's trampoline event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dong Dong". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "DONG Dong – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "Everything you need to know about Olympic trampoline heading to Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dong Dong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  5. ^ a b "Dong Dong eyes repeat trampoline gold at Rio 2016 – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2021). "Litvinovich lands Belarus' first medal at Tokyo 2020 with trampoline gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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