Kui Yuanyuan is a former artistic gymnast from China who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.
11 Facts About Kui Yuanyuan
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Kui Yuanyuan then competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing 4th with the Chinese team.
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Kui Yuanyuan recorded the highest score of the entire Olympics on the balance beam, a 9.875 during the team optionals, and in doing so, became the only gymnast to top the 9.862 scored three consecutive times by Olympic balance beam champion Shannon Miller.
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However, a fall from the beam during the team compulsories prevented Kui Yuanyuan from making the beam finals.
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Kui Yuanyuan failed to make the floor exercise final, despite her world title on that event.
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Kui Yuanyuan went on to win two bronze medals at the 1997 World Championships, with her team and on the balance beam.
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Kui Yuanyuan lost the silver medal to Svetlana Khorkina of Russia in a tie-breaker.
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Kui Yuanyuan recovered in time for the 2000 Olympics, where she hoped to win the individual gold medal on the balance beam that eluded her in 1996.
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Kui Yuanyuan admitted that it was emotionally devastating for her to watch her teammate Liu Xuan take the beam gold.
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Kui Yuanyuan began studying French at the Beijing University of International Business and Economics, but dropped out after a few semesters.
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Kui Yuanyuan remains close friends with former teammates Peng Sha and Bi Wenjing.