Ting Hua-tien was born on 11 October 2002 and is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast.
25 Facts About Ting Hua-tien
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Ting Hua-tien is the 2019 Asian champion and the 2022 Asian Games bronze medalist on the balance beam.
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Ting Hua-tien competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, making her the first Taiwanese female gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games since 1968.
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Ting Hua-tien first tried gymnastics at a summer camp when she was four years old.
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Ting Hua-tien became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2018, making her senior debut at the Gymnasiade in Rabat, Morocco, and placing 16th in the all-around.
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Ting Hua-tien opened her 2019 season at the Melbourne World Cup where she made the uneven bars and floor exercise finals, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively.
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At the World Cup, Ting Hua-tien submitted an original element, a split leap to ring position with a half turn on floor exercise, which was named after her in the Code of Points after she successfully performed it in qualifications.
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Ting Hua-tien is the first Taiwanese gymnast to get a skill named after them in the Code.
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Ting Hua-tien went on to compete at the Baku World Cup, where she did not reach the finals, and the Doha World Cup, where she placed sixth on the balance beam.
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At the World Championships, Ting Hua-tien finished 88th all-around in qualifications, earning a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Ting Hua-tien became the first Taiwanese female gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games since 1968.
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Ting Hua-tien won the gold medal on the balance beam and the silver medals in the all-around, vault, and uneven bars.
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ting Hua-tien competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam during qualifications, placing 63rd and 50th respectively.
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Ting Hua-tien then competed at the 2021 World Championships and finished 30th in the all-around during the qualification round.
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At the 2022 Asian Championships, Ting Hua-tien helped the Taiwanese team place fourth and qualify as a full team for the World Championships.
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Ting Hua-tien placed 13th on the balance beam and was the third reserve for the event final.
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Ting Hua-tien began the 2023 season at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished fourth on the balance beam.
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Ting Hua-tien helped the Taiwanese team win the bronze medal at the Asian Championships, and she finished seventh in the uneven bars event final.
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Ting Hua-tien then competed at the World University Games and finished 15th in the all-around final.
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Ting Hua-tien helped the Taiwanese team place 23rd at the 2023 World Championships.
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Ting Hua-tien registered for the 2024 FIG World Cup series to compete for an Olympic berth on the balance beam.
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However, Ting Hua-tien still earned enough Olympic qualification points to earn the second balance beam quota for the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Ting Hua-tien placed 50th overall on the balance beam at the 2024 Olympic games.
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Ting Hua-tien has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.
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Ting Hua-tien is the first Taiwanese gymnast to have an eponymous skill.