# Xiao Qin

Xiao Qin (simplified Chinese: 肖钦; traditional Chinese: 肖欽; pinyin: Xiào Qīn; born January 12, 1985) is a Chinese gymnast. He specializes in the horizontal bar and parallel bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. He joined the China national team in 1999 and is part of the People's Liberation Army.

## Competitive highlights

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 his dreams were shattered when he fell during the qualification round. He qualified for the horizontal bar event final but placed 6th. It was also a disappointing Olympics for his team favored to win gold but instead finished 5th. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he redeemed himself by winning gold on the pommel horse along with gold for his team.
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
| 2001 | World Championships | Ghent | Team | 5 | 165.260 | 7 | 218.296 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Ghent | 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 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Anaheim | Team | 1 | 171.996 | 3 | 225.119 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Anaheim | Pommel Horse | 7 | 9.350 | | |
| 2004 | World Cup/Series | Ghent | Pommel Horse | 1 | 9.925 | | |
| 2004 | World Cup/Series | Ghent | Parallel Bars | 7 | 9.325 | | |
| 2004 | World Cup/Series | Ghent | Horizontal Bar | 3 | 9.612 | | |
| 2004 | World Cup/Series | Glasgow | Pommel Horse | 1 | 9.900 | | |
| 2004 | World Cup/Series Final | Birmingham | Pommel Horse | 1 | 9.825 | | |
| 2004 | World Cup/Series Final | Birmingham | Horizontal Bar | 8 | 8.200 | | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens | Team | 5 | 171.257 | 4 | 229.507 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens | Pommel Horse | | | 44 | 9.337 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens | Horizontal Bar | 6 | 9.737 | 4 | 9.750 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Melbourne | All around | | | 56 | 28.974 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Melbourne | Pommel Horse | 1 | 9.850 | 1 | 9.800 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Melbourne | Horizontal Bar | 6 | 9.362 | 2 | 9.687 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Melbourne | Parallel Bars | | | 19 | 9.487 |
| 2006 | World Cup/Series Final | São Paulo | Pommel Horse | 1 | 16.100 | | |
| 2006 | World Cup/Series | Shanghai | Pommel Horse | 1 | 16.300 | | |
| 2006 | World Cup/Series | Ghent | Pommel Horse | 1 | 15.975 | | |
| 2006 | World Championships | Aarhus | Team | 1 | 277.775 | 1 | 372.250 |
| 2006 | World Championships | Aarhus | All around | | | 193 | 61.875 |
| 2006 | World Championships | Aarhus | Pommel Horse | 1 | 16.025 | 1 | 16.175 |
| 2006 | World Championships | Aarhus | Horizontal Bar | | | 86 | 14.250 |
| 2006 | World Championships | Aarhus | Parallel Bars | | | 11 | 15.675 |
| 2007 | World Cup/Series | Shanghai | Pommel Horse | 1 | 15.325 | | |
| 2007 | World Cup/Series | Shanghai | Horizontal Bar | 3 | 15.475 | | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | Team | 1 | 281.900 | 1 | 374.275 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | All around | | | 131 | 77.225 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | Pommel Horse | 1 | 16.300 | 1 | 16.275 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | Horizontal Bar | | | 12 | 15.100 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | Parallel Bars | | | 14 | 15.875 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart | Floor Exercise | | | 98 | 14.300 |
| 2008 | World Cup/Series | Tianjin | Pommel Horse | 1 | 16.375 | | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | Team | 1 | 286.125 | 1 | 374.675 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | All around | | | 46 | 76.700 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | Pommel Horse | 1 | 15.875 | 1 | 16.175 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | Horizontal Bar | | | 56 | 14.375 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | Parallel Bars | | | 18 | 15.150 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | Floor Exercise | | | 56 | 14.375 |