Shang Rong (rhythmic gymnast)

This article is about the rhythmic gymnast. For the Shang dynasty official, see Shang Rong.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shang.
Shang Rong
 Gymnast 
Country represented  China
Born (2000-02-12) February 12, 2000
Shandong, China
Residence Beijing, China
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 45 kg (99 lb 3 oz)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Level Senior
Club Liaoning Sports Club
World ranking 41 (2016 Season)-(As of 1 July 2016)[1]
Shang Rong
Traditional Chinese 商容
Simplified Chinese 商容

Shang Rong (Chinese: 商容; Pinyin: Shāng Róng; born 12 February 2000 in Shandong, China) is a Chinese individual rhythmic gymnast.

Career

Shang debuted her seniors in 2015 Season although she did not compete in a lot of international competitions. She did not made the list of the Chinese team to compete at the 2015 World Championships.

In 2016 Season, Shang competed in her first FIG World Cup event at the 2016 Espoo World Cup where she finished 24th in the all-around.[2] On April 21-22, Shang beat compatriot Liu Jiahui for an Olympics license in individual rhythmic gymnastics by finishing seventh amongst a top 8 selection of highest score for non qualified gymnasts at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro.[3] On May 8-10, Shang finished 5th in the all-around at the 2016 Asian Championships with a total of 68.000 points and qualified to all 4 apparatus finals.[4] On May 13-15, Shang competed at the 2016 Tashkent World Cup finishing 13th in the all-around. On July 8-10, Shang then finished 33rd in the all-around at the 2016 Kazan World Cup. On August 19-20, Shang competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She finished 24th in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications and did not advanced into the top 10 finals.

Routine music information

Year Apparatus Music title
2016 Hoop Carmen by Maksim
Ball La traviata Addio Del Passato by Filippa Giordano
Clubs Apasionada by Enzo Draghi
Ribbon Piano Fantasy by William Joseph

References

  1. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. "Rhythmic World Cup Circuit 2016 started in Finland". Gymmedia. 29 February 2016.
  3. "Staniouta in front, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". International Federation of Gymnastics. 22 April 2016.
  4. "Asian Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2016". Gymmedia. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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