Luo Rui

Luo Rui
罗蕊
Born (2005-11-26) 26 November 2005
Sichuan, China[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 China
ClubGuangdong Province
Head coach(es)Lu Le, Qiao Liang
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kitakyushu Uneven bars

Luo Rui (Chinese: 罗蕊, born 26 November 2005) is a Chinese former artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 World bronze medalist on the uneven bars. She is the 2022 Chinese uneven bars champion and the 2019 Chinese junior all-around champion. She was one of China's alternates for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics career

Junior

Luo finished fourth in the all-around at the 2018 Chinese Junior Championships, and she won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final.[2] She then competed at the senior-level 2019 Chinese Championships and won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team, but she did not advance into any individual finals.[3] She then won the all-around and balance beam titles at the 2019 Chinese Junior Championships.[4] At the Chinese National Youth Games, she won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team, and she finished fourth in the uneven bars final.[5]

Senior

Luo became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2021. At the 2021 Chinese Championships, she won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team and placed eighth in the all-around. In the uneven bars final, she tied with Wei Xiaoyuan for the silver medal.[6] She was named as an alternate for China's 2020 Olympic team.[7] Then at the Chinese National Games, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Wei and Ou Yushan, and she won a gold medal in the team event.[8] She was then selected to make her international debut at the 2021 World Championships. In the uneven bars final, she tied with Rebeca Andrade for the second-highest score, but she lost the tiebreaker and received the bronze medal.[9][10] She also qualified for the balance beam final, but she fell and finished fifth.[11]

Luo won the uneven bars title at the 2022 Chinese Championships.[12] She was then selected to compete at the 2022 World Championships and was the top qualifier for the uneven bars final.[13] She fell off the balance beam in the team final, and the Chinese team finished sixth.[14] In the uneven bars final, she smacked her feet on the high bar on a layout jaeger release move and finished in sixth place.[15]

Luo won a gold medal with the Guangdong provincial team at the 2023 Chinese Championships, but she did not advance into any individual finals.[16] She announced her retirement from the sport in May 2024.[17]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Luo Rui at the junior level[18]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018
Chinese Junior Championships 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019
Chinese Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese National Youth Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4
Competitive history of Luo Rui at the senior level[18]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2021
Chinese Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chinese National Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
2022
Chinese Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
World Championships 6 6
2023
Chinese Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Luo Rui - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 June 2018). "2018 Chinese Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (16 May 2019). "2019 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2019). "2019 Chinese Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 August 2019). "2019 Chinese National Youth Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2021). "2021 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ Lu, Yuchen; Shen, Nan; Niu, Mengtong (3 July 2021). "步步为赢——中国体操队东京奥运会大名单诞生记" [Step-by-step to win – the creation of the Chinese gymnastics squad for the Tokyo Olympics]. Xinhua (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 September 2021). "2021 Chinese National Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  9. ^ Morgan, Liam (23 October 2021). "Andrade clinches vault title at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ "China grabs two titles, Italy four medals as World apparatus finals begin". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Murakami caps career with world floor gold". The Japan News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 September 2022). "2022 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Buoyant British women, Rebeca Andrade dominate day 2 of qualification at Gymnastics Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ "2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships apparatus finals – Results Saturday 5 November". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2023). "2023 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  17. ^ @lsjricna (May 22, 2024). "Luo Rui's retirement post" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ a b "Luo Rui". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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