Wang Zisai
Chinese trampoline gymnast (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wang Zisai (simplified Chinese: 王梓赛; traditional Chinese: 王梓賽; pinyin: Wáng Zǐsài; born 18 June 2006) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. He is the 2024 Olympic and 2023 World silver medalist in individual trampoline.
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| Born | 18 June 2006 Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021 – present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jiangxu Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Hu Junxiong | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Wang was born on 18 June 2006 in Xuzhou and began trampoline gymnastics when he was four years old.[2] He joined the Jiangxu provincial team in 2015 and was selected to join the national trampoline team in December 2021.[1]
Career
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Wang competed at the 2022 World Age Group Competitions in Sofia and won the silver medal in the individual event for the 15-16 age group behind Portugal's Gabriel Albuquerque.[3]
Wang made his senior international debut at the 2023 Santarem World Cup,[1] winning the silver medal behind teammate Yan Langyu.[4] He then competed at the Coimbra World Cup despite a flare-up in his right ankle,[2] and he won the gold medal with the highest difficulty score of the competition.[5] He once again won the gold medal at the Palm Beach World Cup with the highest difficulty and execution scores of the field.[6] Wang then won the silver medal behind Yan at the Varna World Cup.[7] He was the overall winner of the 2023 FIG World Cup series.[8] He then competed at the 2022 Asian Games, which were held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and only finished eighth in the final despite qualifying in first place.[9] He ended the season at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham with a silver medal behind Yan by only 0.010 points.[10]
Wang began the 2024 season at the Baku World Cup where he won the gold medal by only 0.17 points ahead of Yan.[11] He then lost to Yan at the Cottbus World Cup by only 0.07 points.[12] Wang represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and he won the silver medal in the individual event behind Ivan Litvinovich and ahead of Yan.[13] He noted after the competition that he was happy with the results and his performance, and he is aiming to compete at the 2028 Summer Olympics.[14]
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