Zhang Hongtao
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Zhang Hongtao born on 9 April 1986, is a Chinese gymnast
. He is a specialist on pommel horse
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and was selected a national team member since then. He also won gold in the 2007 national championships, and a silver on the same appraratus at the 11th Chinese national games
in 2009, behind multiple world pommel horse champion Xiao Qin
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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. In the event final, he scored 9.475 and finished 6th on pommel horse. 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.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
. He is a specialist on pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
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Gymnastics career
In Chinese national level competition, Zhang has made many achievements for the Shanghai team. She obtained a bronze medal on pommel horse at the 10th Chinese national games10th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The 10th National Games of the People's Republic of China was a multi-sport event that was held in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, from 12–23 October 2005....
and was selected a national team member since then. He also won gold in the 2007 national championships, and a silver on the same appraratus at the 11th Chinese national games
11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao between January and April...
in 2009, behind multiple world pommel horse champion Xiao Qin
Xiao Qin
Xiao Qin is a male Chinese gymnast. He specializes in the horizontal bar and parallel bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. He joined the Chinese National Team in 1999 and is part of the...
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Zhang's first international competition was the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia from the 21st to the 27th November 2005. Only the all-around and event finals were contested at this meet...
. He qualified 3rd into the pommel horse event final with a score of 9.712. In the event final, he scored 9.475 and finished 6th on pommel horse. In 2009, Zhang became the world champion on pommel horse in the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 arena in London, United Kingdom, on 12 October to 18 October 2009. Similar to the World Championships in 2005, there were no team competitions...
, qualified first into the event final and finished with a score of 16.200.