Zou Kai
| Zou Kai | |
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Zou Kai at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Zou Kai |
| Born | February 25, 1988 Luzhou, Sichuan |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | China |
| Club | China National School |
| Head coach(es) | Huang Yubin |
| Assistant coach(es) | Bai Yuanshao |
| Former coach(es) | Lin Zhaoyang, Lei Ming |
Medal record | |
Zou Kai (Chinese: 邹凯; pinyin: Zōu Kǎi; born February 25, 1988, in Luzhou, Sichuan) is a five-time Olympic and five-time World champion Chinese gymnast, specializing in floor exercise and the horizontal bar.
Zou won his first three Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, resulting in a nomination for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year in 2009. He later won two additional gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
As of 2024, Zou's total of five gold medals and one bronze ties him for the record of second most Olympic gold medals won by any Chinese athlete in Olympic history, behind Ma Long, and ties him for the record of third most medals won overall by a Chinese athlete, behind Zhang Yufei (ten medals), Wu Minxia, and Huang Xuechen (seven medals each).