Cheng Fei
- January 4, 2024
- Gymnast
Quick Facts
Cheng Fei Biography
| Name | Cheng Fei |
| Birthday | May 29 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Huangshi |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Cheng Fei is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on May 29, 1988 in Huangshi, China. A versatile gymnast who earned three medals in the 2008 Olympics medals: gold in the team competition, with bronze medals in the balance beam and vault.
In the balance beam contest during the Olympics she came in just behind gold medalist During the balance beam competition at the Olympics, she finished just behind gold-medalist Shawn Johnson, who called her an inspiration., who described her as an inspirational figure.
Cheng Fei was born in central China’s Hubei Province to a father who was a shipping clerk and a mother who worked in a tire factory, not a very wealthy background. Indeed, said her mother, “Our family was poor so we hoped Cheng Fei could in some way change her life…we thought maybe being a professional athlete is good for her.” And so her parents approached a gymnastics coach about training her by the time she was three and her father practiced calisthenics with her every morning before school. By the age of five, Cheng won her first competitive medal at a local competition. The 7-year-old Cheng was sent to Wuhan, where she joined the Wuhan Institute of Physical Education and officially entered the national sports program. Her first coach, Yao Juying remembered her as being uniquely ‘hard-working’ and extraordinarily focused. At ten, she was invited to join the Hubei provincial team. In late 2001, at the age of 13, she was accepted to the Chinese National Team. Her coaches are head coach Lu Shanzhen, and Liu Qun Lin.
Internationally, she has been very successful as well. She competed with the Chinese team at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and although the team did not medal, she performed very well, scoring 9.475 on vault and 9.662 on floor. She also qualified for and competed in the floor exercise final, finishing 4th with a score of 9.412. She was the bronze medalist at the 2004 World Cup Final on floor exercise.
Her mother was employed in a tire manufacturing plant, her father was an employee in the shipping department.
Cheng Fei Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Gymnast |
| House | Living in own house. |
Cheng Fei is one of the richest Gymnast from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cheng Fei 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was the winner of her first gymnastics event at the age of five.
She has won five gold medals at her participation in the World Championships, and three additional at her participation in the World Cup Finals.
Cheng Fei (Chinese: 程菲 ; pinyin: Chéng Fēi ; born May 29, 1988) is a retired Chinese gymnast. She is a three-time World Champion on the vault (2005–2007) and 2006 World Champion on floor exercise. She was a member of the gold medal- winning Chinese teams for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She was also a member of the silver medal-winning Chinese team for the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Weight | 43 kg |
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Who is Cheng Fei Dating?
According to our records, Cheng Fei is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Cheng Fei’s is not dating anyone.
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As of 2008, Cheng Fei performed the following skills on these apparatuses:
Facts & Trivia
Cheng Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Cheng Fei celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.
Cheng Fei is well known in the sporting world for being highly consistent, powerful and elegant, as well as displaying a fine level of sportsmanship. Sandra Izbașa, 2008 Olympic Floor Champion has described her as a perfectionist, a great sport and a good friend. Shawn Johnson, 2008 Olympic Beam Champion, was also quoted to have called Cheng Fei ‘inspirational’ and ‘a great competitor’. Cheng Fei’s leadership abilities are of paramount importance to the Chinese Women’s Gymnastics Team.
What happened to Cheng Fei?
Cheng Fei’s leadership abilities are of paramount importance to the Chinese Women’s Gymnastics Team. She retired in June 2012 due to a ruptured Achilles tendon while performing a tumbling pass on the floor.
How old is Cheng Fei?
34 years (May 29, 1988)
Who is the Cheng vault named after?
But many of the best vaulters will perform an Amanar (a two-and-a-half- twisting Yurchenko, named for Simona Amanar of Romania and worth 5.8); a Cheng (a one-and-a-half-twisting Yurchenko half-on, named for Cheng Fei of China and worth 6.0); or a Rudi (a one-and-a-half-twisting handspring, worth 5.8).
What is Cheng vault?
The Cheng. Typically the second vault of choice for the 3.5 gymnasts who are capable of performing it and will attempt to contend for major vault medals.
What's the highest difficulty in gymnastics?
The values are used to tabulate the gymnast’s score. Each vault is assigned a difficulty value ranging from 2.0 (easiest) to 6.4 (most difficult).