Hong Yanming

Hong Yanming
洪延明
Born (2006-04-04) 4 April 2006 (age 20)
Jiangsu, China
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 JakartaPommel horse
Bronze medal – third place2026 RotterdamTeam
National Games
Gold medal – first place2025 GuangdongTeam

Hong Yanming (Chinese: 洪延明; pinyin: hóng yán míng; born 4 April 2006) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He is the 2025 World champion on the pommel horse. At the junior level, he is the 2024 Asian champion in the all-around and the pommel horse.

Gymnastics career

Hong won a gold medal on the pommel horse at the 2022 Chinese Youth Championships. He then placed sixth in the pommel horse final at the 2023 Chinese Championships. He won a gold medal in the team competition with the Jiangsu provincial team at the 2024 Chinese Championships. Individually, he placed tenth in the all-around and sixth on the pommel horse. He was then selected to compete at the 2024 Junior Asian Championships, winning a gold medal with the Chinese team. Additionally, he won the individual all-around title and won another gold medal in the pommel horse final.

Hong made his senior-level international debut at the 2025 Doha World Cup, where he won the silver medal on the pommel horse. He then won the national pommel horse title at the 2025 Chinese Championships, where he also won a team gold medal. He was selected to represent China at the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, and qualified for the pommel horse final in second place with a score of 14.600. He also scored 14.600 in the final and ultimately won the gold medal after winning the execution-score tie-breaker over Armenia's Mamikon Khachatryan. After the World Championships, he competed at the National Games of China and won a gold medal in the team event.

Competitive history

Competitive history of Hong Yanming
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2025 World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2026 World Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  1. ↑ Hong was the team alternate.

References

  1. ↑ "53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Jakarta (INA), 19 - 25 October 2025 Men Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. World Gymnastics. 18 October 2025. p. 9. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "HONG Yanming - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  3. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (26 July 2022). "2022 Chinese Youth Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2023). "2023 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (30 April 2024). "2024 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (21 May 2025). "2024 Asian Championships Junior Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Karimi, Armenia strike double gold at Doha World Cup". World Gymnastics. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Two-time Olympic champion Liu Yang wins third straight rings national title". Xinhua. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "China secures strong start at Jakarta World Gymnastics Championships". English.news.cn. Xinhua. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  10. ↑ Indriyani, Lilly (24 October 2025). "Dream Debut, Hong Yanming Takes World Gymnastics Gold". Jakarta 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Hong Yanming wins China's first gold at Gymnastics Worlds". Xinhua. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (18 November 2025). "2025 Chinese National Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 December 2025.