Hobbies
Listening to music, watching films and television series, playing football and volleyball. (Weibo profile, 24 May 2021; sports.sina.com.cn, 15 Jun 2020)
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Club
Shanghai: China
Sporting relatives
His father Gao Weifeng has served as a trampolining coach for the Shanghai team in the People's Republic of China. (sohu.com, 22 Oct 2019)
Injuries
He sustained an injury to his waist area in 2012. (2016.sohu.com, 14 Aug 2016)
He had a lower back injury in 2011 and was unable to compete for almost a year. (sports.sina.com.cn, 30 Nov 2015)
Start sporting career
He switched from artistic gymnastics to trampolining in 2012.
Reason for taking up the sport
He was introduced to gymnastics by his father.
Milestones
He became the first male gymnast to win gold in individual trampoline at four consecutive world championships when he claimed victory at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He also won gold in 2015, 2017 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Jun 2021; xinhuanet.com, 01 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol
Chinese trampoline gymnast Dong Dong. (sports.cn, 26 Mar 2014)
Awards
In 2016 he received the Sports Medal of Honour from the General Administration of Sport of the People's Republic of China. (sport.gov.cn, 04 Jan 2017)
In 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 26 Mar 2014)
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