Dai Yongjun

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Dai Yongjun
戴 永君
Country represented China
Born (1984-12-10) 10 December 1984 (age 39)
Liaoning, China
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight52 kg (114 lb 10 oz)
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2004
Retiredyes

Dai Yongjun (born 10 December 1984) is a Chinese retired rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Career[edit]

Yongjun took up rhythmic gymnastics in 1992 in Liaoning.[2] In 1996, she was selected into the Liaoning Provincial Rhythmic Gymnastics team. From 1999 to 2003 she won several medals at the Chinese National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[3]

In 2003 she was selected for the World Championships in Budapest as a member of the national group, they finished in 7th place in the All-Around (getting a ticket for the following year's Olympics) and took 4th place in the 5 ribbons' final.[4]

In 2004 she represented China in rhythmic gymnasics' group event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens along Hu Mei, Li Jia, Lu Yingna, Lü Yuanyang and Zhang Shuo. They were 5th in qualification and 6th in the final.[5][6]

She retired after the Games, choosing to work as a coach in Dalian. She also got married and had two daughters who also compete in rhythmic gymnastics.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DAI Yong Jun - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ "艺术体操戴永君不愿再留遗憾 为全队曾改变肤色_2004奥运 华奥星空-新浪网". 2004.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ^ "戴永君 - 快懂百科". www.baike.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ "26.World Championships in Budapest, Hungary 2003". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004 Group Competition Final". olympics.com.
  6. ^ "Women's rhythmic gymnastics group competition results". 2004-08-12. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  7. ^ "体操女神曾为全队改变肤色,弃高薪工作回家乡执教,女儿继承衣钵_戴永君". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.