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
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
2019
Chinese Championships
Chinese Junior Championships 8 7
Chinese National Youth Games 7 4
Competitive history of Luo Rui at the senior level[18]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2021
Chinese Championships 8
Chinese National Games 6
World Championships 5
2022
Chinese Championships 6
World Championships 6 6
2023
Chinese Championships

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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