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Zou Kai

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Zou Kai (Chinese: 邹凯; pinyin: Zōu Kǎi; born February 25, 1988, in Luzhou, Sichuan) is a five-time Olympic and five-time World champion Chinese gymnast, specializing in floor exercise and the horizontal bar. Zou won his first three Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, resulting in a nomination for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year in 2009. He later won two additional gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. As of 2024, Zou's total of five gold medals and one bronze ties him for the record of second most Olympic gold medals won by any Chinese athlete in Olympic history, behind Ma Long, and ties him for the record of third most medals won overall by a Chinese athlete, behind Zhang Yufei (ten medals), Wu Minxia, and Huang Xuechen (seven medals each). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Zou Kai is the 230th most popular gymnast (down from 209th in 2024), the 1,320th most popular biography from China (down from 1,252nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Zou Kai ranks 230 out of 370Before him are Gina Gogean, Eleftherios Petrounias, Olena Vitrychenko, Anna Dogonadze, Fabian Hambüchen, and Zsolt Borkai. After him are Laura Cutina, Yelena Naimushina, Natalia Lavrova, Marian Drăgulescu, Bryony Page, and Yang Hak-seon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Zou Kai ranks 600Before him are Patrick Beverley, Akito Watabe, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Rutger Bregman, Jessica Iskandar, and Osmar. After him are Mato Jajalo, Teresa Ruiz, Park Jin-joo, Maximilian Reinelt, Oh Ban-suk, and Sabrina Ouazani.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zou Kai ranks 1,324 out of 1,610Before him are Zhang Zhong (1978), Yang Wei (1979), Fu Haifeng (1984), Sun Mingming (1983), Qian Hong (1971), Xie Xingfang (1981), Wang Huifeng (1968), Liao Fan (1974), Jia (1990), and Deng Qingming (1966). After him are Jenova Chen (1981), and Xiong Ni (1974).

Among GYMNASTS In China

Among gymnasts born in China, Zou Kai ranks 7Before him are Li Donghua (1967), Lou Yun (1964), Yang Wei (1980), Lu Li (1976), Li Xiaoshuang (1973), and Li Xiaopeng (1981). After him are Chen Yibing (1984), Xiao Qin (1985), Dong Dong (1989), Deng Linlin (1992), Teng Haibin (1985), and Cheng Fei (1988).