He Kexin (born January 1, 1992 or 1994
in Beijing, China according to official records) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won gold medals on the uneven bars (her specialty) and as a member of the Chinese Artistic Gymnastics team.
In 2008, she won two World Cup titles on the uneven bars. On the bars
she was one of the few gymnasts in the world to score over 17.00 under
the 2005–2008
Code of Points. With an A-score of 7.7 in 2008, she had one of the highest difficulty scores in the world in the event, along with Yang Yilin, Nastia Liukin and Beth Tweddle
As with several of her teammates, questions were raised in the
international press when earlier reports surfaced indicating she may not
have been old enough to compete in the 2008 Olympics; however, an
official investigation found in her favor.She continued her success in post-Beijing Olympics period, she holds
the record for the highest obtained difficulty in the entire London
period, she also is the only one female gymnast who had ever had a D
score beyond 7.0 on uneven bars (7.1 in 2009 and 2012, 7.4 in 2010) in
the international competitions. In 2010 World Champion's women team
final all-around, she scored 16.133 with 7.4 difficulty which is the
highest score ever achieved in the London Olympics period, the year
between 2009 to 2012.
| He Kexin |
 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
He Kexin (何可欣) |
| Country represented |
 China |
| Born |
January 1, 1992 (age 21)
or January 1, 1994 (age 19)
(but see Age controversy below)
Beijing, China |
| Height |
152 centimetres (5 ft 0 in) |
| Discipline |
Women's artistic gymnastics |
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