Nickname
Dong Ye (news.163.com, 26 Sep 2014)
Hobbies
Singing. (Weibo profile, 18 Feb 2021)
Occupation
Coach
Education
Public Administration - Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China
Spoken languages
Mandarin
International senior debut
2006 for China (news.cnwest.com, 23 Feb 2017)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age five, and began trampolining in 2002 at Datong Sports School in the People's Republic of China. (sxrb.com, 11 May 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
His coach suggested he switch from artistic gymnastics to trampolining. (qclz.youth.cn, 25 Feb 2015)
Milestones
He became the first trampoline gymnast to win four Olympic medals when he claimed silver at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Previously, his silver medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro made him the first male trampoline gymnast to win three Olympic medals. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Nov 2021; gymnastics.sport, 08 Aug 2021)
In 2018, he became the first trampoline gymnast representing the People's Republic of China to win 12 career world championship gold medals, when he was part of the team that triumphed in the all-around mixed team competition at the event in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Nov 2021)
Hero / Idol
Russian trampoline gymnast Alexander Moskalenko. (gd.xinhuanet.com, 15 Aug 2016)
Awards
In 2016 he received the Sports Honour Medal from the General Administration of Sport of China. (lvyouw.net, 04 Jan 2017)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
He retired from competition after the 2021 National Games in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. Following his retirement he was part of the coaching staff with the Chinese team at the 2021 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and he took up a coaching position with the Shanxi provincial team. "From athlete to coach, the role has changed, but I feel that I can handle it very well because I am still working in the field that I am familiar with. I have an athlete career of 19 years and definitely can pass down some of my experiences to younger athletes as a coach." (sohu.com, 23 Nov 2021, 14 Aug 2022; gymnastics.sport, 27 Dec 2021; new.qq.com, 06 Sep 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (qianhuaweb.com, 15 Aug 2016)
Last update : 2022-08-22