Li Yuejiu
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| 李月久 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1957 Yingkou, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Wu Jiani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Anna Li (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Li Yuejiu (Chinese: 李月久; pinyin: Lǐ Yuèjiǔ; born July 4, 1957) is a male Chinese former gymnast.[1]
Gymnastics career
Li was born in Liaoning Province. He competed at the 1984 Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in the Men's Team competition.[2] He was China's first World Champion in floor exercise in 1981. Li retired in October 1984.
Coaching career
He went on to study in Canada, and became a coach for the Canadian national gymnastics team. He married in 1986. Later, he and his wife coached in Las Vegas in the United States.
He was the coordinator of the 2008 Chinese men's and women's Olympic teams and led both teams to an Olympic gold medal, as well as the 2006 World Championship team title.
Li and Wu Jiani were the coaches for World Silver Medalist Mackenzie Caquatto from 2004. In April 2009, they opened Legacy Elite Gymnastics in Carol Stream, Illinois.[3]
Personal life
Li's wife is Wu Jiani, also a famed Chinese gymnast whom he met at the gym of the Chinese National Training Center.[4] One of their daughters is Anna Li, who competed for the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team during the 2007 – 2010 seasons at the same Pauley Pavilion where her parents won their Olympic medals.[5] Following the Visa Championships and two selection camps at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly, Texas, Anna Li was named to the U.S. 2011 World Championship Team.
References
- ^ Chinese Athletes Database: Li Yuejiu Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Chinese Olympic Committee
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Yuejiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Families bend over backwards for gymnasts". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 2010.
- ^ Elliott, Helene (7 January 2007). "Memory lane". latimes.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Anna Li". UCLA Bruins. April 2010. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012.
External links
- Li Yuejiu at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Li Yuejiu at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Li Yuejiu at Olympics.com
- Li Yuejiu at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
- Li Yuejiu at Olympedia