Yu Chao-wei
{{short description|Taiwanese artistic gymnast}}
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Yu Chao-wei (born 22 October 1993) is a Taiwanese male artistic gymnast.
Career
Yu represented Chinese Taipei at the 2017 Summer Universiade and helped the team finish fifth. He qualified for the rings final and finished eighth. He also represented Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games where the team finished fourth. Individually, Yu competed in the all-around and finished thirteenth.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Asian Games Men’s Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/01/2018-asian-games-mens-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=1 September 2018}}
Yu was a member of the team that qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games at the 2019 World Championships.{{cite web |title='Harvest day': Chinese Taipei turns in Tokyo-worthy performance |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2691 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=6 October 2019}} In the team final, the Chinese Taipei team finished sixth.{{cite web |title=49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's Team Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2019/worlds/documents/mag/teamsfinal.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=9 October 2019}}
Yu was initially selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2000201|title=東奧中華體操男子成隊名單確定 蕭佑然、游朝偉入列|trans-title=Taiwanese men's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics confirmed, Shiao Yu-jan and Yu Chao-wei added|language=zh-t|website=ETtoday新聞雲|date=6 June 2021}} However, he tore his ACL during training in July, and he was replaced by Hung Yuan-hsi.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Magistrati Replaces Dominici in Tokyo Following Doping Suspension |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/07/18/magistrati-replaces-dominici-in-tokyo-following-doping-suspension/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=17 July 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{FIG|bio=35338|name=YU Chai Wei}}
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Category:Taiwanese male artistic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei
Category:Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Taiwanese sportsmen
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