He Wenna

He Wenna
何雯娜
He Wenna during an official visit to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November 2008
Personal information
Born (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 37)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country represented
Head coach
Hu Xin Gang
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonIndividual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 QuebecTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 St. PetersburgTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 BirminghamTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 BirminghamIndividual
Gold medal – first place2015 OdenseTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 St. PetersburgIndividual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouIndividual

He Wenna (Chinese: 何雯娜; pinyin: Hé Wénnà; born 19 January 1989) is a Chinese former trampoline gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist. She is also the 2011 World champion and the 2010 Asian Games silver medalist. Additionally, she won three team titles at the World Championships. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and finished fourth.

Gymnastics career

He began trampoline gymnastics when she was 10 years old and began competing internationally for China in 2006. She competed at the 2007 World Championships and finished fourth in the individual final. She did win a gold medal in the team competition. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal by 0.800 points ahead of Karen Cockburn.

He helped China defend its team title at the 2009 World Championships. She qualified for the individual final in first place but ultimately won the silver medal to teammate Huang Shanshan by 0.100 points. She also finished second to Huang at the 2010 Asian Games. At the 2010 World Championships, she finished third in the individual qualifications but did not advance into the final due to the two-per-county rule, as Huang and Li Dan scored higher than her. She went on to win the individual title at the 2011 World Championships.

He represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics and qualified for the final in first place. In the final, she won the bronze medal, behind Rosie MacLennan and Huang, after falling on the final skill in her routine. She missed most of the 2013 and 2014 seasons due to a foot injury. She competed with the Chinese team that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.

He represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the final. She announced her retirement after the competition ended.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "He Wenna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Kenber, Billy (2 June 2012). "Games Talk: He Wenna". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "2007 Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships Trampoline Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "China's He triumphs on trampoline". Reuters. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Women's Teams". World Gymnastics. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Trampoline Women". World Gymnastics. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "2 Gold medals for China in Trampoline Individual Final Asian Games 2010". Asian Gymnastics Union. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "27th TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS METZ (FRA), 7–14 November 2010 RESULTS INDIVIDUAL TRAMPOLINE WOMEN QUALIFICATION" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 11 November 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Two more titles for China". World Gymnastics. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Sager, Neate (4 August 2012). "Rosie MacLennan wins Canada's first gold of London 2012". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "He Wenna - FIG Athlete Profile". World Gymnastics. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "31st FIG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRAMPOLINE, TUMBLING & DOUBLE MINI-TRAMPOLINE in Odense (DEN) Senior Women's Individual Trampoline Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 November 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "China's trampoline veteran He Wenna announces retirement". ECNS. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2026.