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Yanning XIAO
Sport Artistic Swimming
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born23 Feb 1998 in Dazhou, CHN
Height1.67 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Sichuan Province : China
Why this sport?
She was discovered by an artistic swimming coach while she was competing at an artistic gymnastics tournament.
General Interest
Awards and honours
In 2021 she was named a March 8th Red Banner Pace-Setter in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. (cnhal.com, 08 Sep 2021)

In 2016 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 01 Feb 2016)

In 2015 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 26 Jan 2015)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age eight.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
He Xiaochu [club, national], CHN
Further Personal Information
Residence
Chengdu, CHN
General Interest
Hobbies
Listening to music, watching television series. (kknews.cc, 07 Aug 2021)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sports.sohu.com, 12 Jan 2023; new.qq.com, 05 May 2022)
Milestones
She was part of the first Chinese artistic swimming team to win gold in a team event at the world championships. The group claimed gold in the technical routine at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Jan 2023; sports.sohu.com, 12 Jan 2023)
Nicknames
Xiaoxiao (sports.sohu.com, 12 Jan 2023)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2021 Tokyo, JPN Team  
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2024 Doha, QAT Team Technical Routine 299.871
1 2024 Doha, QAT Team Free Routine 339.760
1 2024 Doha, QAT Team Acrobatic Routine 244.176
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Team Free Routine 329.168
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Team Acrobatic Routine 238.003
7 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Team Technical Routine  
1 2022 Budapest, HUN Team Technical Routine 94.720
1 2022 Budapest, HUN Team Free Routine  
2 2019 Gwangju, KOR Free Routine Combination 96.566
2 2019 Gwangju, KOR Team Free Routine  
2 2019 Gwangju, KOR Team Technical Routine  
1 2017 Budapest, HUN Free Routine Combination 96.100
2 2017 Budapest, HUN Team Technical Routine 94.216
2 2017 Budapest, HUN Team Free Routine 95.233
2 2015 Kazan, RUS Team Technical Routine 94.461 
2 2015 Kazan, RUS Free Routine Combination 96.200
2 2015 Kazan, RUS Team Free Routine 96.133
Asian Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN Duet Technical Routine 88.509
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN Team Technical Routine 88.025
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN Team Free Routine 89.766
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN Team Highlight 90.733
2 2016 Tokyo, JPN Free Routine Combination 91.033
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN Team 868.967
1 2018 Jakarta, INA Team 186.939