Li Ning (born March 10, 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a Chinese retired gymnast, billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder of the eponymous sportswear company Li-Ning. He lives in Hong Kong.
Li started training at the age of eight and was selected into the national team in 1980. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of Gymnastics" (simplified Chinese: 体操王子; traditional Chinese: 體操王子).
Li is most famous for winning six medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, which was the first Olympics in which the People's Republic of China participated. He won three gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), two silver medals, and one bronze medal. Li became the most decorated Chinese athlete at the first Olympics that China participated in after the founding of the People's Republic in October 1949.
Li took part in his second 1988 Olympics in Seoul despite carrying injuries. It was an end to an illustrious gymnastic career, as he was off-form. He did not win any medals that year.[citation needed]
Li retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded Li-Ning Company Limited, which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China.[1] Li remains chairman of the company's board of directors. According to Hurun Report's China Rich List 2014, he has an estimated fortune of RMB 5 billion, making him the 407th wealthiest person in China.[2]
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For other people named Li Ning see Li Ning disambiguation In this Chinese name the family name is Li Li Ning born March 10 1963 in Liuzhou Guangxi is a Chinese retired gymnast billionaire entrepreneur and the founder of the eponymous sportswear company Li Ning He lives in Hong Kong Li Ning李宁Li lighting the torch at the 2008 Summer OlympicsPersonal informationNickname s Prince of gymnasticsCountry represented ChinaBorn 1963 03 10 March 10 1963 age 60 race ZhuangLiuzhou Guangxi People s Republic of ChinaHeight1 64 m 5 ft 5 in Weight58 kg 128 lb DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsHead coach es Zhang JianRetired1988Medal record Representing ChinaOlympic Games1984 Los Angeles Floor1984 Los Angeles Pommel Horse1984 Los Angeles Rings1984 Los Angeles Team1984 Los Angeles Vault1984 Los Angeles All AroundWorld Championships1983 Budapest Team all around1985 Montreal Rings1983 Budapest Vault1985 Montreal Team all around1985 Montreal Pommel horse1987 Rotterdam Rings1987 Rotterdam Team all around1981 Moscow Team all around1983 Budapest Rings1983 Budapest Floor1985 Montreal FloorWorld Cup1982 Zagreb All Around1982 Zagreb Floor1982 Zagreb Pommel Horse1982 Zagreb Rings1982 Zagreb Vault1982 Zagreb Horizontal Bar1982 Zagreb Parallel Bars1986 Beijing All Around1986 Beijing Floor Exercise1986 Beijing Pommel Horse1986 Beijing RingsLi NingSimplified Chinese李宁Traditional Chinese李寧TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLǐ Ning Contents 1 Gymnastics career 2 Post gymnastics 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGymnastics career EditLi started training at the age of eight and was selected into the national team in 1980 In 1982 he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition earning him the title Prince of Gymnastics simplified Chinese 体操王子 traditional Chinese 體操王子 Li is most famous for winning six medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics which was the first Olympics in which the People s Republic of China participated He won three gold medals in floor exercise pommel horse and rings two silver medals and one bronze medal Li became the most decorated Chinese athlete at the first Olympics that China participated in after the founding of the People s Republic in October 1949 Li won 11 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships medals including gold medals in the rings 1985 and team all around 1983 1 Li took part in his second 1988 Olympics in Seoul despite carrying injuries It was an end to an illustrious gymnastic career as he was off form He did not win any medals that year citation needed Post gymnastics Edit nbsp Li Ning on a 1996 Azerbaijani stampLi retired from sporting competition in 1988 and in 1990 he founded Li Ning Company Limited which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China 1 Li remains chairman of the company s board of directors According to Hurun Report s China Rich List 2014 he has an estimated fortune of RMB 5 billion making him the 407th wealthiest person in China 2 Li was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000 becoming the first Chinese inductee 3 In 2017 a statue was erected in his honor on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux 4 At the 2008 Summer Olympics Li Ning ignited the cauldron at the opening ceremony after being hoisted high into the air with cables and miming running around the rim of the stadium 5 6 7 Personal life EditLi is married to Chen Yongyan a fellow gymnast who won an Olympic bronze in 1984 1 See also EditList of multiple Olympic medalists at a single GamesReferences Edit a b c Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Li Ning Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 China Rich List 2014 Li Ning Hurun Report Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 10 September 2015 LI NING International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Retrieved May 12 2007 Inauguration of the statue of LI Ning Games begin with spectacular show BBC co uk 2008 08 08 Retrieved 2008 08 08 Li Flies High at Opening Ceremonies International Gymnast 2008 08 08 Retrieved 2008 08 08 Fong Mei 2008 08 25 Li Ning on the Beijing Olympics The Wall Street Journal External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Li Ning List of competitive results at Gymn Forum Li Ning China s legendary gymnast has combined sporting agility with commercial muscle 60 Years of Asian Heroes By Hannah Beech Time 2006 Ning Li at Olympics comOlympic GamesPreceded byStefania Belmondo Final Olympic torchbearerBeijing 2008 Succeeded byCatriona Le May Doan Steve Nash Nancy Greene and Wayne GretzkyPreceded byNikolaos Kaklamanakis Final Summer Olympic torchbearerBeijing 2008 Succeeded byCallum Airlie Jordan Duckitt Desiree Henry Katie Kirk Cameron MacRitchie Aidan Reynolds and Adelle Tracey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Li Ning amp oldid 1178561622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
