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Dong Dong

Yueyang, China

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Dong Dong won Olympic gold in men's trampoline at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games, becoming China's most decorated trampoline gymnast and one of only a small number of trampoline athletes in history to defend an individual Olympic title. His technical execution, particularly the height and precision of his routines' most difficult combined twisting elements, established him as the standard other competitors were measured against throughout his sustained decade-long run at the top of the sport. Dong's continued elite competitiveness across three Olympic cycles, including a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games held in 2021, reflected a level of career longevity uncommon in a sport demanding such explosive power and split-second aerial precision. His combination of back-to-back Olympic gold medals and his sustained three-Games competitive excellence has made Dong one of the most statistically dominant men's trampoline gymnasts in the sport's Olympic history.

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