Qiu Qiyuan

Chinese gymnast

Qiu Qiyuan

邱祺缘

Full name

Qiu Qiyuan

Country represented

China

Born

(2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 16)
Fujian, China

Discipline

Women's artistic gymnastics

Level

Senior international elite

Years on national team

2019–present (CHN)

Head coach(es)

Sun Ping, Liu Tao

Medal record

Representing China

World Championships
	2023 Antwerp	Uneven bars
Asian Championships
	2023 Singapore	Team
	2023 Singapore	All-around
	2023 Singapore	Uneven bars

Qiu Qiyuan (born 24 May 2007) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 World, Asian, and Chinese champion on uneven bars, the 2023 Asian and Chinese all-around champion, and the 2023 Chinese balance beam champion.

Junior gymnastics career

Qiu began gymnastics when she was four years old.^[1]

Espoir

At the 2019 Chinese Junior Championships, Qiu won the all-around bronze medal in the U-13 category. In the event finals, she won silver on the balance beam and floor exercise.^[2] Then at the 2019 National Youth Games, she won the silver medal in the all-around in the espoir division. Then in the event finals, she won gold on the balance beam and floor exercise and silver on the uneven bars behind Huang Zhuofan.^[3] At the 2020 Chinese Junior Individual Championships, she finished fifth in the all-around and won bronze on the uneven bars in the U-14 category.^[4]

Junior

Qiu competed at the senior level Chinese Championships in 2021 and finished tenth in the all-around and seventh on the balance beam.^[5] Then at the National Games, she won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Zhou Yaqin and Ou Yushan. She also finished fifth in the all-around and sixth with the Fujian provincial team.^[6] At the 2022 Chinese Championships, she won the gold medal on the balance beam. She finished seventh in the all-around and fourth on the uneven bars.^[7]

Senior gymnastics career

2023

Qiu became age-eligible for senior international competition in 2023. She made her senior international debut at the Doha World Cup.^[8] She finished sixth on the uneven bars and seventh on the balance beam.^[9] Then at the Baku World Cup, she won the gold medal on the uneven bars.^[10] She won the Chinese national titles in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam.^[11] In June, she was chosen for China's Asian Championships team along with Zhang Qingying, Zhang Xinyi, Zuo Tong, and Jia Ruoyi. The team won China's fourth-straight Asian Championships team title.^[1] Individually, Qiu won the all-around gold medal with a score of 54.932.^[12]

Qiu was selected to compete in Antwerp for the 2023 World Championships. The Chinese team consisted of Ou Yushan, Zhang Qingying, Zhou Yaqin, and Huang Zhuofan, with Wu Ran as the alternate. Qiu qualified for the individual all-around and uneven bar finals. Team China finished fourth in the team final behind the United States, Brazil, and France. Qiu also finished fourth in the individual all-around final behind Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Shilese Jones.^[13] In the uneven bars final, she became World champion with a score of 15.100, slightly edging out Kaylia Nemour of Algeria.^[14]^[15]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	UB	BB	FX
Espoir
2019	Chinese Junior Championships			7
2019	National Youth Games
2020	Chinese Junior Championships		5
Junior
2021	Chinese Championships		10		7
2021	National Games	5	6
2022	Chinese Championships	6	7	4
Senior
2023	Doha World Cup			6	7
	Baku World Cup
	Chinese Championships
	Asian Championships					7
	World Championships	4	4
2024	DTB Pokal Team Challenge

References

^ ^a ^b Kwek, Kimberly (17 June 2023). "China's Qiu Qiyuan, 16, grabs first Asian C'ships gold, wins individual all-around". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2019). "2019 Chinese Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 August 2019). "2019 Chinese National Youth Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (25 October 2020). "2020 Chinese Junior Individual Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2021). "2021 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 September 2021). "2021 Chinese National Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 September 2022). "2022 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "Chinese champions return as World Cup action whirls into Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. 28 February 2023.
^ Crumlish, John (16 June 2023). "Qiu and Oka capture all-around gold, China sweeps team titles at Asian Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ "French gymnasts, Carlos Yulo rise triumphant at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2023). "2023 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Women's Artistic Gymnastics". ScoreExpress Results. 10 June 2023.
^ "Brilliant Biles whirls to record sixth World All-Around title". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 October 2023.
^ "Olympic champions lead the way as first apparatus titles decided in Antwerp". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 October 2023.
^ "Andrade, Qiu, Dolgopyat, McClenaghan and Liu golden on first day of event finals at Worlds". International Gymnast Magazine. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.