Ma Yanhong

Ma Yanhong

Ma Yanhong, a Hui nationality, was born in Beijing on July 5, 1963. Former member of the Chinese women's gymnastics team.

In 1972, he entered Shichahai amateur sports school and began to carry out gymnastics training; in 1975, he was selected into the "Bayi" gymnastics team. He was selected into the national gymnastics training team in 1978. She won the women's uneven bars in the 20th World Gymnastics Championship in December 1979 and the uneven bars in the 23rd Olympic Games in Los Angeles in August 1984.

Early experience

He was born on July 5, 1963 to a worker's family in Beijing. In 1972, he entered Shichahai amateur sports school and began gymnastics training. In 1975, she was selected into the "Bayi" gymnastics team. According to her physical characteristics, the coach adopted the methods of developing her strong points and making up for her weak points, so that she formed a style characterized by straight arm and straight body swing technique in uneven bars. In 1976, he won the third place on uneven bars in the National Gymnastics division.

He was selected into the national gymnastics training team in 1978.

Sports career

In 1978, Ma Yanhong won the uneven bars in the 8th Asian Games;

On December 9, 1979, Ma Yanhong took part in the 20th World Gymnastics Championship held in Fort Worth, USA, and won the women's uneven bars championship with 19.825 points. She became the first Chinese athlete to win the championship in the world gymnastics competition, the youngest world champion in China's sports world and the first Chinese gymnastics world champion;

In 1980, he won the balance beam in the Hartford International Gymnastics Invitational.

In 1981, she won the second place of uneven bars in the 21st World Gymnastics Championship and the fourth place in the all-round competition, which was the best result of Chinese women gymnasts in the all-round competition at that time. At the same time, she cooperated with her teammates and won the second place of women's team with 384.60 points.

In 1982, she participated in the National Gymnastics Championship and won the women's individual all-around championship. In the same year, he won the fourth place in the sixth World Cup again.

In October 1983, he participated in the 22nd World Gymnastics Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, and won the fifth place of women's team in cooperation with his teammates.

In August 1984, in the gymnastics competition of the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games, 20-year-old Ma Yanhong won the uneven bars gold medal with her original action and high-quality performance of "stretch bar back somersault 360 ° down", becoming the first Olympic champion of Chinese women's gymnastics. At the same time, Ma Yanhong's "stretch bar back somersault 360 ° down" was named "Ma Yanhong" because of its high difficulty This is the first gymnastic movement named after the Chinese. At the same time, it won the fifth place on the balance beam and the third place in the women's team.

Ma Yanhong retired after the Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Career data

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Outside life

Ma Yanhong experienced a failed marriage and lived with her parents and daughter after divorce.

In 1987, she went to Millard university to study English.

In 1989, she moved to Los Angeles to study business management at California State University and became coach of Los Angeles gymnastics club.

In 1994, Ma Yanhong returned to Beijing as the general manager of Guoshi Sports Management Co., Ltd. and worked in China Securities Market Research and design center, specializing in the promotion of golf events.

social activities

On May 22, 2011, Ma Yanhong and other Olympic champions attended the seminar on "ecology is the eternal economy" sponsored by Dongying Municipal People's Government of Shandong Province at the Great Hall of the people, and presented the Xiangyun torch with joint signature to the organizer.

Award winning record

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Character evaluation

Ma Yanhong is the first athlete to win the world champion of gymnastics for our country, and also the first athlete to be approved by the International Gymnastics Federation to name his own technical movements. (Jincheng online review)

Ma Yanhong's success is due to her good uneven bars basic skills, hard handstand, slender body, beautiful legs and toes like a ballet dancer, coordinated and light movements, good feeling and brave spirit. (Netease online review)

Ma Yanhong's 360 degree handstand swing is full of power and charm. The technique of this movement is complex, thrilling and beautiful. As a climax of the action in the bar, it adds infinite amorous feelings to the whole set of actions. This action was named by fig as "Ma Yanhong's handstand". (Nanning news online review)

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