Ju Ping Tian AM ( zh, c=田菊坪, born 8 October 1942) is a Chinese Australian gymnastics coach who was Head Coach of the Australian Women's Artistic Team and

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women's artistic program. Tian was a member of the Chinese national gymnastics team and received the Chinese Masters award as an athlete in 1957. She completed a physical education degree at the

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. Tian coached Chinese athletes from 1965 to 1983 to Olympic and world championship medals and from 1981 to 1983 she was the Chinese National Women's Coach. Tian moved to Australia with her family in 1983 under an agreement for sport exchanges with China. Her first coaching job in Australia was at the NSW State Sports Centre. In 1985, she was appointed Head Coach of the

Women's Artistic Gymnastics program replacing Kazuya Honda who relocated to Melbourne. She held this position until 2004 and was subsequently appointed the National Junior Development Coach. Tian was Australian Women's Artistic Head Coach from 1985 until 1996. Tian has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to the development of Australian gymnastics and is credited to significantly improving Australia's international ranking. As a result she was subsequently appointed a Member of the

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(AM) in 2006 by the Governor-General of Australia.

Coaching career

Australian Institute of Sport - Ju Ping Tian

Australian Team's performances at major competitions whilst she was head coach were: *

1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 23rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to ...

- 17th in team competition. * 1986 Commonwealth Gymnastic Federation Championships - 3rd in team competition. *

1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 24th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1987. Results Men Team final All-around Floor exercise Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Women Team final ...

- 17th in team competition. *

1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 25th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1989 from October 14 to October 22. The scoring rule ''New Life'' was introduced. This meant that gymnasts' scores were not carried over to the all-around ...

- 16th in team competition; Monique Allen 25th all round. *

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...

- 3rd in team competition; one gold, one silver and 5 bronze medals. *

1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 26th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Indianapolis, United States, in the Hoosier Dome The RCA Dome (originally Hoosier Dome) was a domed stadium in Indianapolis. It was the home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL franc ...

- 6th in team competition - qualified for Barcelona Olympics women's team competition for first time. *

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

- 7th in team competition; Monique Allen 19th Lisa Read 30th and

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36th. *

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, box ...

- 3rd in team competition; two gold, one silver and three bronze medals. *

1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 30th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held at Sun Dome Fukui in Sabae, Japan in 1995. Results Medal table Overall Men Women Participants Men Women Men's results Team final NB: ''Team rosters are incomplete ...

- 12th in team competition - qualified for Atlanta Olympics women's team competition. *

1996 Atlanta Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

- 10th in team competition. Australian Olympic gymnasts developed by Tian at the

include: Kellie Wilson, Monique Allen, Leanne Rycroft,

, Lisa Read, Julie-Anne Monico, Ruth Moniz and

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. In 1995, the

held an Inquiry into her coaching and training methods after accusations by several former gymnasts but Tian was cleared by the Inquiry led by sports lawyer Hayden Opie. In 1997, after being replaced as Head Coach of the Australian team, Murray Chessell, President of Gymnastics Australia stated that Tian's "work inspired a generation of gymnasts and her leadership style and training methods created a high performance culture which formed a model for high performance centres throughout the country."

Recognition

*1990-1992 - Gymnastics Australia Women's Artistic Coach of the Year *1991 - Sport Australia Awards Coach of The Year *1991 - Australian Coaching Council Team Coach of the Year *2000 -

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*2006 - Member of the

(AM) for service to gymnastics, particularly through the development of the Women's Gymnastics program at the Australian Institute of Sport. * Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame for 10 years outstanding service dedicated to developing and improving Australia's international ranking.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tian, Ju Ping 1942 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport coaches Australian gymnastics coaches Olympic coaches for Australia Chinese emigrants to Australia Sportspeople from Hebei Members of the Order of Australia