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Liu Lingling

劉霊玲　/　りゅう・れいれい

Trampoline gymnast from People's Republic of China

November 8, 1994 (age 31)　・　Fuzhou, People's Republic of China

trampoline gymnast

My Take

Liu Lingling is, to me, one of the most quietly astonishing athletes in this database. Trampoline gymnastics looks playful but is brutally precise, and she sits at the very top of it: 2014 World champion in both individual and synchronized events, 2018 Asian Games gold, and Olympic silver in 2020. To twist through the air and land within centimeters, year after year, demands a control most of us cannot imagine. As a Scorpio she seems built for that obsessive perfectionism. I would happily watch her routines on loop. China has produced a real treasure here, and she deserves far more recognition than the sport usually grants.

Overview

Liu Lingling (Chinese: 刘灵玲; born 8 November 1994) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist and the 2014 World champion in the individual event. She is also the 2014 World champion in synchronized trampoline. She won the individual gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Liu Lingling
Name (Japanese): 劉霊玲
Reading: りゅう・れいれい
Born: November 8, 1994 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: trampoline gymnast

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89%E9%9C%8A%E7%8E%B2

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