Li Ning

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Olympic medal record
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Floor exercise
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Pommel horse
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Rings
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Vault
Bronze 1984 Los Angeles All-around
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Ning (Simplified Chinese: 李宁; Traditional Chinese: 李寧; Pinyin: Lǐ Níng;) is a famous Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in a Zhuang family on September 8, 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.

Ning is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of gymnastics".

Ning retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded the Li-Ning Company Limited, which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China. Ning remains chairman of the company's board of directors.

Li was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000. [1]

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  1. ^  LI NING. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.

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