Guo Qiqi

Guo Qiqi
Born (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 China
(2019-2024)
ClubShanghai Province
Head coach(es)Sun Dan
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Group all-around
World Championships
2023 Valencia 5 Hoops
2023 Valencia Group All-around
2023 Valencia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Asian Championships
2023 Manila Group All-Around
2023 Manila 5 Hoops
2023 Manila 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
2023 Manila Team
2019 Pattaya Group All-around
2019 Pattaya 5 Balls
2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 2 Clubs

Guo Qiqi (Chinese: 郭崎琪; born 7 August 1998)[1] is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 Olympic group all-around champion and the 2023 World group all-around silver medalist.[2] She competed in the group all-around at the 2020 Olympic Games where the Chinese group finished fourth.

Career

Guo began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old.[3]

Guo was selected to compete for the Chinese group at the 2019 World Championships alongside Hao Ting, Hu Yuhui, Huang Zhangjiayang, Liu Xin, and Xu Yanshu.[4] Guo competed in the 5 balls routine but not in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs routine.[5] The Chinese group together finished seventh in the all-around final.[6] Additionally, the 5 balls group qualified for the event final where they finished fifth.[7]

Guo was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang, Liu Xin, and Xu Yanshu.[8] In the qualification round, they finished fifth and qualified into the final where they finished fourth behind Bulgaria, Russia, and Italy.[9][10] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships and finished fifth in the group all-around.[11] In the event finals, they finished fifth in 5 balls and fourth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[12]

Guo won a bronze medal in the group all-around and a silver medal in 5 hoops at the 2022 Pesaro World Cup.[13] She competed at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia and helped the Chinese group finish seventh in the all-around.[14] In the event finals, they finished seventh in 5 hoops and fourth in 3 ribbons + 2 balls.[15]

At the 2023 Tashkent World Cup, Guo and the Chinese group swept the gold medals in the all-around and in both event finals.[16] Weeks later she won gold in the All-Around and silver in the two event finals in Baku.[17] From 31 May to 3 June the group competed at the Asian Championships in Manila, winning bronze in teams along individuals Wang Zilu, Zhao Yating and Zhao Yue, gold in the All-Around, with 5 hoops and with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[18][19][20][21] In July she travelled to Milan for the last World Cup of the season, getting bronze in the All-Around and with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[22] in late August Xinyi was selected for the World Championships in Valencia, winning silver in the All-Aroud and with 3 ribbons & 2 balls as well an historical gold medal with 5 hoops.[23][24]

In March 2024 she took part in the World Cup in Athens, winning bronze in the All-Around and the two event finals.[25][26] A month later in Baku they were 5th overall, 4th with 5 hoops, and 5th in the mixed event in Tashkent.[27] In June the group participated in the stage in Milan, winning gold overall and with 5 hoops as well as silver in the mixed event.[28] In August Qiqi, Wang Lanjing, Ding Xinyi, Hao Ting and Huang Zhangjiayang were selected for the Olympic Games in Paris. There they won an historical gold medal in the final, being only the second time China medalled in the event after 2008's silver.[29][30][31]

Detailed Olympic results

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 4th 84.550 5th 83.600
Flying dance
by 龙荡 / 鼓破天 by 刘三藏
5 Balls 7th 42.150 6th 41.600
3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 4th 42.400 5th 42.000
2024 Olympics Paris All-around 1st 69.800 5th 67.900
Born of Shadows, Loki's Ire, The Seed, Rescue, Can't Help Falling In Love by Audiomachine, Aurora, Tommee Profitt ft. SVRCINA, Raine Wilder & brooke 5 Hoops 1st 36.950 5th 32.850
Ming Deng Yin (Promotional song for the Ming Deng Xin Yi version of "Dust White Forbidden Zone") by Guan Dazhou 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls 3d 33.700 3rd 32.400

References

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  4. ^ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 20 September 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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