Guo Linhong

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Guo Linhong (Chinese: 国林红; born January 2, 1968, in Harbin) is a former artistic gymnast from China.

Guo Linhong
Full nameGuo Linhong
Nickname(s)Coach Anna
Country represented People's Republic of China
Born (1968-01-02) January 2, 1968 (age 56)
HometownHarbin, China
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubWorld Elite Gymnastics

Family

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Guo was born into a well-known gymnastics family in China, whose members have collectively won 140 national and international titles in the sport.[1] Both her mother, Suo Huiqi, and her father, Guo Shuzeng,[2] were members of the Chinese national team. She has two older brothers, Guo Linsheng and Guo Linxian, and one younger brother, Guo Linyao,[3] all of whom competed internationally in gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

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Guo was hand-picked to attend Beijing's Ba-Yi gymnastics training center at a young age, and she competed from 1977 to 1990. In 1982, she won the all-around and vault titles at an invitational in Finland, as well as the all-around, vault, uneven bars and balance beam titles at the Northern Star International Gymnastics Invitational. She was the vault champion at the 1983 and 1987 National Gymnastics Championships.

After retiring from competition, she became a gymnastics coach. She moved to the United States in 2001 and coached at Le Club Gymnastics in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles (2001–02), Payke Gymnastics in Alhambra, California (2003–07), and West Coast Elite Gymnastics in Arcadia (2007–15).[4] She is now the head coach of World Elite Gymnastics in Ontario, California.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Yang, Xinwei (December 26, 1990). "Gymnastic family second to none". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "愿龙江体操再造辉煌 体操名宿国书增关注普乐体操赛_综合体育_竞技风暴_新浪网". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "国林跃_中国体操网". gymnastics.sport.org.cn. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Source: West Coast Elite Gymnastics http://wcegymnastics.com/competitive-staff
  5. ^ World Elite Gymnastics: http://www.wegymnastics.com/ Archived August 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine