Zhang Hongtao

Zhang Hongtao
Full name	Zhang Hongtao
Country represented	China
Born	(1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 Xi'an, Shaanxi
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior
Years on national team	Since 2005
Medal record World Championships 2009 London Pommel Horse World Cup 2007 Moscow Pommel Horse 2008 Maribor Pommel Horse 2008 Barcelona Pommel Horse 2008 Ostrava Pommel Horse 2008 Stuttgart Pommel Horse 2008 Madrid Pommel Horse 2009 Osijek Pommel Horse 2009 Stuttgart Pommel Horse 2009 Croatia Pommel Horse 2008 Doha Pommel Horse 2007 Maribor Pommel Horse

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Hongtao (Chinese: 张宏涛; born 9 April 1986), is a Chinese gymnast. He is a specialist on the pommel horse.

Gymnastics career

In Chinese national level competition, Zhang has made many achievements for the Shanghai team. He earned a bronze medal on pommel horse at the 10th Chinese national games and was selected a national team member since then. He also won gold in the 2007 national championships, and a silver on the same apparatus at the 11th Chinese national games in 2009, behind multiple world pommel horse champion Xiao Qin.

Zhang's first international competition was the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He qualified 3rd into the pommel horse event final with a score of 9.712. In the event final, he scored 9.475 and finished 6th on pommel horse. In 2009, Zhang became the world champion on pommel horse in the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, qualified first into the event final and finished with a score of 16.200.

External links

• Zhang Hongtao at the International Gymnastics Federation