Dong Fangxiao

Dong Fangxiao
Full name	Dong Fangxiao
Country represented	China
Born	20 January 1986 (1986-01-20) (age 25)[1] or January 23, 1986[2] or January 20, 1983[2] Hebei
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior
Head coach(es)	Lu Shanzhen
Music	Zorbas (1999/2000)
Medal record World Gymnastics Championships Bronze 1999 Tianjin Team World Cup Final Bronze 2000 Glasgow Floor East Asian Games Gold 2001 Osaka Team Gold 2001 Osaka All-Around Gold 2001 Osaka Vault Gold 2001 Osaka Balance beam Gold 2001 Osaka Floor Summer Universiade Gold 2001 Beijing Team Gold 2001 Beijing Floor National Games Gold 2001 Guangzhou Team Gold 2001 Guangzhou Floor

Dong Fangxiao (Chinese: 董芳霄; Dǒng Fāngxiāo) is a retired Chinese gymnast. She now lives in New Zealand with her husband, and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2] She originally won a bronze medal with the Chinese team,^[3] however following an investigation, the International Gymnastics Federation ruled that she was under the required age to compete when she competed in Sydney. Her scores were canceled and the International Olympic Committee stripped the Chinese team of its medal in April 2010.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Dong Fangxiao". www.gymbox.net. http://www.gymbox.net/dong_fangxiao.htm. Retrieved 28 April 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "No kidding: China stripped of gymnastics medal". Fox Sports Net. 28 April 2010. http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/IOC-strips-China-of-bronze-medal-24803166?Gt1=39002. Retrieved 28 April 2010. 
3. ^ "Games of the XXVII Olympiad". www.gymnasticsresults.com. http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/og2000wag.html. Retrieved 28 April 2010. 
4. ^ "Underage gymnast costs China Sydney Olympics bronze". BBC Sport. 28 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/gymnastics/8649850.stm. Retrieved 28 April 2010. 

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Name	Dong, Fangxiao
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Date of birth	20 January 1986
Place of birth	Hebei
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