Ju Ping Tian

Ju Ping Tian AM (, born 8 October 1942) is a Chinese Australian gymnastics coach who was Head Coach of the Australian Women's Artistic Team and Australian Institute of Sport women's artistic program.

Tian was a member of the Chinese national gymnastics team and received the Chinese Masters award as an athlete in 1957. She completed a physical education degree at the Beijing Sport University.

Tian moved to Australia with her family in 1983 under an agreement for sport exchanges with China. She held this position until 2004 and was subsequently appointed the National Junior Development Coach.

Tian was Australian Women's Artistic Head Coach from 1985 until 1996.

Tian has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to the development of Australian gymnastics and is credited to significantly improving Australia's international ranking. As a result she was subsequently appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2006 by the Governor-General of Australia. 1986 Commonwealth Gymnastic Federation Championships - 3rd in team competition.

In 1995, the Australian Institute of Sport held an Inquiry into her coaching and training methods after accusations by several former gymnasts but Tian was cleared by the Inquiry led by sports lawyer Hayden Opie.

In 1997, after being replaced as Head Coach of the Australian team, Murray Chessell, President of Gymnastics Australia stated that Tian's "work inspired a generation of gymnasts and her leadership style and training methods created a high performance culture which formed a model for high performance centres throughout the country."

Recognition 1990-1992 - Gymnastics Australia Women's Artistic Coach of the Year 1991 - Sport Australia Awards Coach of The Year 1991 - Australian Coaching Council Team Coach of the Year 2000 - Australian Sports Medal 2006 - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to gymnastics, particularly through the development of the Women's Gymnastics program at the Australian Institute of Sport. Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame for 10 years outstanding service dedicated to developing and improving Australia's international ranking.