Nickname
Tien Tien (udn.com, 18 Aug 2020)
Hobbies
Drawing, writing, handicrafts, anime. (Instagram profile, 14 Mar 2022; vamossports.com.tw, 09 Apr 2020)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Physical Education - Fu Jen Catholic University: New Taipei, TPE
Spoken languages
English, Mandarin
Club
Fu Jen Catholic University: New Taipei, TPE
Coach
Tsai Heng-Cheng [club]
Injuries
She sprained her left ankle in March 2022 and was sidelined for two weeks. (chinatimes.com, 14 Sep 2022; udn.com, 27 Apr 2022)
She competed with a lower back injury at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tw.news.yahoo.com, 25 Jul 2021)
She injured her left foot in 2020. (udn.com, 18 Aug 2020)
Start sporting career
She first tried the sport at age four.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her parents registered her in a summer camp where she practised gymnastics.
Milestones
In 2019 she became the first gymnast from Chinese Taipei to have a named element certified by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] when 'the Ting Hua-Tien' was added to the FIG Code of Points scoring system for the floor exercise. (sport110ntpc.com, 01 Dec 2021; taiwannews.com.tw, 01 Dec 2019; cna.com.tw, 26 Nov 2019)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (chinatimes.com, 25 Jul 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (chinatimes.com, 14 Sep 2022)
Hero / Idol
Chinese Taipei artistic gymnast Lee Chih-Kai, US artistic gymnast Simone Biles. (tw.sports.yahoo.com, 13 Feb 2020; chinatimes.com, 04 Jul 2019)
Most influential person in career
Coach Tsai Heng-Cheng. (chinatimes.com, 14 Sep 2022)
Philosophy / Motto
"I like gymnastics because I can do things that ordinary people can't do." (chinatimes.com, 14 Sep 2022)
Awards
In 2022 she was named Outstanding Athlete by the city government of New Taipei in Chinese Taipei. (sports.ltn.com.tw, 06 Sep 2022; tw.news.yahoo.com, 04 Sep 2022)
She received the 2019 Guo-Guang Sports Medal of Chinese Taipei. (sports.ltn.com.tw, 30 Nov 2019)
Additional information
NAMED ELEMENT
In 2019 the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] added 'the Ting Hua-Tien' to their Code of Points for the floor exercise. The element is a split leap to ring position with half-turn, and has a difficulty value of D. She first performed the element at the 2019 World Cup event in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (taiwannews.com.tw, 01 Dec 2019; cna.com.tw, 26 Nov 2019)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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