When it comes to gymnastics in our country, there is absolutely one name that cannot be avoided, that is, it is called "Prince of Gymnastics" Li Ning. He won three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal in the Los Angeles Olympics, and the Chinese team won 6 medals in the Los Angeles Olympics. In the first round of that Olympic Games, Li Ning won 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals. Li Ning himself accounted for nearly 1/5, and Li Ning became a well-known Olympic champion.
Li Ning was born in Guangxi in 1963. He started practicing gymnastics at the age of 6. He has excellent talent and hard work. At the age of 17, Li Ning was selected into the national team. His title of Prince of Gymnastics came from the 1982 World Gymnastics Championships in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. At this World Championships, Li Ning won 7 of the 7 gold medals in the men's event. Winning titles in the horizontal bar, floor exercise, vault, pommel horse, rings and all-around events. He created a myth in the history of world gymnastics and was called the Prince of Gymnastics.
Li Ning has always kept a low profile in his life, and few people know about his family situation. Li Ning's wife is Chen Yongyan, who was once the captain of the women's gymnastics team. Li Ning was called the Prince of Gymnastics, while Chen Yongyan was called the "Princess of Gymnastics". The two are from the same hometown and have known each other since they were in the Guangxi team. They are 1 year apart and can be called childhood sweethearts. The two have become Intimate friends, training together, rejoicing together, crying together, and joining the national team one after another are destiny.
On a flight back from a competition, Li Ning asked Chen Yongyan if she had a boyfriend. Chen Yongyan said: Yes. ?Li Ning asked: ?Where is he? Who is he? ? Chen Yongyan replied: ? Far away in the horizon, but close in front of you. ?The two people then understood each other's intentions.
At the Los Angeles Olympics, Chen Yongyan and his teammates won the team bronze medal, while Li Ning shined at the Los Angeles Olympics, winning 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal, becoming the best player in that Olympic Games. The best performing Chinese athletes. After the Olympics, Chen Yongyan chose to retire, while Li Ning continued to fight for the country, and the two made their relationship public.
Li Ning is the most successful representative of the sports world in transition to business. He is very successful in the sports world. In 1990, he and Li Jingwei, the founder of Jianlibao, founded the Jianlibao sportswear company, which was named after Li Ning. The sports brand was renamed Li Ning Sportswear Company in 1994 and has gradually grown over the years.
In 1993, Li Ning and Chen Yongyan entered the palace of marriage. After the marriage, Li Ning ran a company and promoted the brand outside, while Chen Yongyan took care of the children at home and was a good housekeeper. From the photos of Li Ning in recent years, it can be seen that he has been working hard, and his gray hair has begun to go balding. He no longer looks like a gymnastics prince in the past, but his wife Chen Yongyan looks much younger than Li Ning, and has outstanding temperament. Like someone in their 50s.
After years of operation, the Li-Ning brand has become China's number one sports brand. In the "Hurun Rich List" released on February 26, 2020, Li Ning ranked 1,891st in the world with a net worth of US$11 billion. It can be said that Li Ning has achieved both career and family success. Li Ning is 57 years old this year and his wife is 58 years old, but it looks like his wife is at least 10 years younger than him. They have two children. Their son is 21 years old this year and their daughter is 14 years old. Li Ning, who has worked hard for most of his life, should be able to take a rest. Blessings Their family can live happily.