Chen Yongyan (
Chinese: 陈永妍; born 1962) is a former Chinese gymnast.
Chen was born in
Wuzhou
Wuzhou (, postal: Wuchow; za, Ngouzcouh / Ŋouƨcouƅ), formerly Ngchow, is a prefecture-level city in the east of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Geography and climate
Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi borde ...
,
Guangxi Province
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( ...
. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the Women's Team competition.
Chen is married to
Li Ning
Li Ning (born March 10, 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a Chinese retired gymnast, billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder of the eponymous sportswear company Li-Ning.
Gymnastics career
Li started training at the age of eight and was select ...
, a prominent Chinese gymnast.
Competitive history
References
Chinese female artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of China
Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Living people
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
1962 births
Gymnasts from Guangxi
People from Wuzhou
Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
Gymnasts at the 1982 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
20th-century Chinese women
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