Xiao Qin

Xiao Qin (; born January 12, 1985) is a Chinese gymnast. He won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles in the pommel horse. He joined the China national team in 1999 and is part of the People's Liberation Army.

Gymnastics career He has qualified for two Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Xiao Qin was one of the favorites for the Olympic title on pommel horse, but he fell during the qualification round. He qualified for the horizontal bar event final, but placed 6th. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he won gold in the pommel horse along with gold for his team.

Competitive history Year Competition description Location Apparatus Rank-final Score-final Rank-qualifying Score-qualifying 2001 World Championships Ghent Team 5 165.260 7 218.296 Pommel horse 2 9.775 2002 World Championships Debrecen Pommel horse 2 9.750 2 9.737 2003 World Cup/Series Thessaloniki Pommel horse 4 9.025 4 9.100 World Championships Anaheim Team 1 171.996 3 225.119 Pommel horse 7 9.350 2004 World Cup/Series Ghent Pommel horse 1 9.925 Parallel bars 7 9.325 Horizontal bar 3 9.612 Glasgow Pommel horse 1 9.900 World Cup/Series Final Birmingham Pommel horse 1 9.825 Horizontal bar 8 8.200 Olympic Games Athens Team 5 171.257 4 229.507 Pommel horse 44 9.337 Horizontal bar 6 9.737 4 9.750 2005 World Championships Melbourne All around 56 28.974 Pommel horse 1 9.850 1 9.800 Horizontal bar 6 9.362 2 9.687 Parallel bars 19 9.487 2006 World Cup/Series Final São Paulo Pommel horse 1 16.100 World Cup/Series Shanghai Pommel horse 1 16.300 Ghent Pommel horse 1 15.975 World Championships Aarhus Team 1 277.775 1 372.250 All around 193 61.875 Pommel horse 1 16.025 1 16.175 Horizontal bar 86 14.250 Parallel bars 11 15.675 2007 World Cup/Series Shanghai Pommel horse 1 15.325 Horizontal bar 3 15.475 World Championships Stuttgart Team 1 281.900 1 374.275 All around 131 77.225 Pommel horse 1 16.300 1 16.275 Horizontal bar 12 15.100 Parallel bars 14 15.875 Floor Exercise 98 14.300 2008 World Cup/Series Tianjin Pommel horse 1 16.375 Olympic Games Beijing Team 1 286.125 1 374.675 All around 46 76.700 Pommel horse 1 15.875 1 16.175 Horizontal bar 56 14.375 Parallel bars 18 15.150 Floor Exercise 56 14.375