Su Weide

Chinese artistic gymnast
Su Weide
Country represented China
Born (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 24)
Zibo, Shandong, China[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubShandong Province
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Liverpool Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antwerp Horizontal bar
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore Floor exercise

Su Weide (Chinese: 苏炜德; pinyin: Sū Wěidé; born 19 March 2000) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team event. He also won a silver medal with the Chinese team at the 2023 World Championships, where he also won a bronze medal on the horizontal bar. He received a gold medal as the team alternate at the 2022 World Championships. He won a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2023 Asian Championships.

Career

At the 2018 Chinese Championships, Su won a silver medal on the floor exercise.[2] He then finished sixth on the floor exercise at the 2019 Chinese Championships.[3] At the 2021 National Games of China, he won a gold medal in the floor exercise final.[4]

Su won a silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2022 Chinese Championships behind Zhang Boheng.[5] He was the team alternate for the 2022 World Championships where the Chinese team won the gold medal.[6][7]

2023

At the Chinese Championships, Su won a silver medal in the floor exercise final and placed fifth in the horizontal bar final.[8] He was a member of the Chinese team that won the gold medal at the Asian Championships.[9] He also won a bronze medal on the floor exercise.[10] He then competed at the World University Games and won a gold medal with the Chinese team.[11][12]

Su competed at the World Championships alongside Lin Chaopan, Liu Yang, Sun Wei, and You Hao. The team won a silver medal behind Japan after Su fell off the horizontal bar twice.[6] Individually, Su qualified for the horizontal bar final and won the bronze medal behind Daiki Hashimoto and Tin Srbić.[13]

2024

Su competed at the DTB Pokal Stuttgart and won a bronze medal with the Chinese team.[14] Then at the Chinese Championships, he won a gold medal on the floor exercise and placed eighth on the horizontal bar final.[15] Su was initially the team alternate for the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, he was added to the team after Sun Wei withdrew due to injury.[16] He competed alongside Liu Yang, Zhang Boheng, Xiao Ruoteng, and Zou Jingyuan, and the team qualified first for the team final.[17] However, in the team final, Su fell off the horizontal bar twice,[18] causing the team to lose to Japan narrowly.[19][20] He also fell in the horizontal bar final, finishing in fifth place. He apologized for his mistakes on the Chinese social media platform Douyin.[21]

References

  1. ^ "创城淄博在行动 全运冠军苏炜德为全国文明城市淄博代言" [Zibo is in action to create a civilized city - National Games champion Su Weide endorses Zibo, a national civilized city]. Dazhong Daily (in Chinese). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 May 2018). "2018 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 May 2019). "2019 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 September 2021). "2021 Chinese National Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 September 2022). "2022 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "China wins the men's team silver at Gymnastics Worlds". Xinhua. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ "In outrageous about-face, Chinese men clinch World team title". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2023). "2023 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  9. ^ "China Clinches Team Championship, Japan Takes Individual Crown in Opening Day of Asian Senior Gymnastics Championships". Asian Gymnastics Union. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ^ Crumlish, John (18 June 2023). "China's Zhang, Philippines' Yulo grab half of the titles in Asian Championship apparatus finals". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ Bregman, Scott (28 July 2023). "Zhang Boheng, Hashimoto Daiki set for another clash at the 2023 World University Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  12. ^ Crumlish, John (6 August 2023). "With a haul of nine golds, Chinese gymnasts dominate World University Games". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Calm amidst a storm of attention, Biles sails smoothly to two more World golds". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG DTB Pokal Team Challenge and Mixed Cup; RG Aphrodite Cup". USA Gymnastics. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 April 2024). "2024 Chinese Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  16. ^ "中国体操队队员孙炜受伤退出奥运阵容，小将苏炜德替补参赛" [Chinese gymnastics team member Sun Wei was injured and withdrew from the Olympic team. Su Weide will be the substitute]. China Youth Daily (in Chinese). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  17. ^ "China dominates Men's Artistic Gymnastics qualifications". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  18. ^ Carayol, Tumaini (29 July 2024). "Japan take gymnastics gold after China meltdown as Team GB finish fourth". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Dramatic finish sweeps Japanese men to Paris 2024 Olympic team title". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  20. ^ Tétrault-Farber, Gabrielle; Wu, Kane (29 July 2024). "Chinese gymnasts devastated after letting team gold slip through". Reuters. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Paris Olympics: Su Weide again sorry after blunders cost China gymnastics gold". South China Morning Post. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.