Sun Wei (simplified Chinese: 孙炜; traditional Chinese: 孫煒; born 12 August 1995) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He is a 2018 world champion in the team competition and a member of the 2020 Olympic team.
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Early life and education
Sun was born on 12 August 1995 in Nantong, China. He started gymnastics at age three; he was a weak child, and his parents wanted his strength to improve. He studied at the Nanjing Sport Institute.
Gymnastics career
2017
In May 2017, Sun competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.
2018
In August, Sun competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won gold. Sun placed second on high bar and third on pommel horse.
In October, he was part of the Chinese team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar, and helped his country to a gold medal in the team event. He also qualified for the all-around final where he placed fourth.
2019
Sun competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.
2021
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sun competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan. The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.
Sun also qualified for the men's individual all-around, where he placed 4th.