Li Ning carrying the Olympic Torch at the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
Personal information
Full name: Li Ning
Country Represented: China
Date of birth: September 8, 1963 (1963-09-08) (age 44)
Place of birth: Liuzhou, Guangxi
Discipline: Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Retired: 1988
[show]Medal record
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Floor exercise
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Pommel horse
Gold 1984 Los Angeles Rings
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Vault
Bronze 1984 Los Angeles All-around
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Ning (Simplified Chinese: æ�Žå®�; Traditional Chinese: æ�Žå¯§; Pinyin: LÇ� Níng) is a well-known and well-respected Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in a Zhuang family on September 8, 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China and gained his Bachelor of Laws and EMBA degrees from Peking University.
Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of gymnastics".
Li retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded the Li-Ning Company Limited, which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China. Li remains chairman of the company's board of directors.
Li was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000, becoming the first Chinese inductee.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics Li Ning ignited the cauldron at the opening ceremony after being hoisted high into the air with cables and miming "running" around the high portion of the stadium.
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