Zhang Yihan (; born 24 January 2008) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics and placed eighth in the uneven bars final.
Junior gymnastics career 2021-2022 Zhang competed at the 2021 Chinese Youth Games and finished eighth with the Henan provincial team. Then at the 2022 Chinese Youth Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around in the U14 age group. In the event finals, she won gold on uneven bars, silver on vault, and bronze on floor exercise.
2023 At the 2023 Chinese Championships, Zhang placed eighth in the uneven bars final. She then competed at the 2023 Kazan Friendly where the Chinese team lost to Russia. Individually, Zhang won the bronze medal in the all-around despite placing fourth, due to the two-per-country rule. In the event finals, she won silver medals on both vault and uneven bars.
Senior gymnastics career 2024 Zhang became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2024. She made her senior debut at the 2024 Cottbus World Cup. She finished fourth on the uneven bars, only 0.100 away from the bronze medalist Maellyse Brassart. She was selected to compete for China at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Luo Huan, Ou Yushan, Qiu Qiyuan and Zhou Yaqin, following her performance at the 2024 Chinese Championships. She finished eight in the uneven bars final.https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-2024/results/artistic-gymnastics/women-uneven-bars
2025 Zhang began the season at the 2025 Cottbus World Cup, where she won gold in the floor exercise final.https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/china-japan-and-armenia-sweep-golds-in-last-finals-at-world-cup-of-cottbus/ At that same competition, she introduced a new release element on the uneven bars, the Zhang. She competed in the Chinese Championships, where she won bronze in the team and all around, as well as becoming the national champion on floor.https://thegymter.net/2025/05/22/2025-chinese-championships-results/ At the Asian Championships in June, Zhang contributed to the Chinese team's gold medal finish. She also won the gold medal in the vault final and the bronze on uneven bars.
Eponymous skill ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficultyAdded to the Code of Points Uneven bars Zhang Clear hip circle on high bar with counter-stretched reverse hecht in layout position over high bar to hang G (0.7) 2025 Cottbus World Cup
Competitive history +Competitive history of Zhang Yihan at the junior levelYearEvent 2021Chinese Youth Games 8 2022Chinese Youth Championships 2023Chinese Championships 8 Kazan Friendly +Competitive history of Zhang Yihan at the senior levelYearEvent 2024Cottbus World Cup 4 Chinese Championships Olympic Games 6 8 2025 Cottbus World Cup Chinese Championships Asian Championships Chinese National Games 6 5 4 2026 Chinese Championships Asian Championships Asian Games World Championships
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