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{{Short description|Chinese artistic gymnast}}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|[[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's rings|Rings]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 London|[[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's rings|Rings]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 Aarhus]]| [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's team all-round|Team]]}}
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{{MedalGold|2007 Stuttgart|Rings}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2010 Rotterdam]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Rotterdam|Rings}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2011 Tokyo]]|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Tokyo|Rings}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]]}}
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{{MedalGold  | [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] | [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Asian Games|Team]] }}
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'''Chen Yibing''' ({{zh|s=陈一冰|p=Chén Yībīng}}; born 19 December 1984) is a Chinese [[gymnastics|gymnast]], a four-time world champion on still rings. Chen was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 (no team competition in 2005 and 2009) and the [[Asian Games]] in 2006 and 2010. Since his international debut at the [[2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]], he was almost unbeatable on his specialist event, still rings, except to his teammate [[Yan Mingyong]] in 2009 and the [[Brazil]]ian [[Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/gymnastics-artistic/event/men-rings/index.html |title=Results - Official 2012 Olympics Website |access-date=2012-08-06 |archive-date=2012-12-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206041829/http://www.london2012.com/gymnastics-artistic/event/men-rings/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He became the 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 world champions on still rings.

Chinese gymnastics head coach Huang Yubin questioned Chen's position at the 2012 Summer Olympics,  He was quoted as saying that "because of the ugly behaviors of the judges, it has hurt Chinese Gymnast, as well as being a humiliation to this event."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2012-8-7/0MMDM2XzQ5MjY0Mw.html |title=黄玉斌罕见暴怒炮轰! 弟子委屈他看不了&#124;黄玉斌&#124;罕见&#124;暴怒_21世纪网 |accessdate=2012-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812143931/http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2012-8-7/0MMDM2XzQ5MjY0Mw.html |archivedate=2012-08-12 }}</ref> According to Xinhua News, Huang also called the night a "dark night in the history of gymnastics".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2012-08/07/c_123543675.htm |title=黄玉斌炮轰吊环裁判：明抢金牌 体操史上黑暗一天 - 新华体育 - 新华网 |website=news.xinhuanet.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810011304/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2012-08/07/c_123543675.htm |archive-date=2012-08-10}}</ref> H.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/ginastica/em-sp-tecnico-de-zanetti-rebate-protesto-chines-quotnao-existe-rouboquot,7109d8ed535ba310VgnCLD200000bbcceb0aRCRD.html|title = Em SP, técnico de Zanetti rebate protesto chinês: "não existe roubo"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2012/08/08/tecnico-de-chines-derrotado-divulga-comunicado-e-diz-que-ouro-de-zanetti-foi-um-roubo.htm|title = Técnico de chinês derrotado por Zanetti diz em comunicado que ouro brasileiro foi um roubo| date=8 August 2012 }}</ref>

Chen was also a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympics team and won gold for China in men's team gymnastics as well as gold on the [[Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's rings|Rings]]. His still rings performance was described as 'perfect' and 'textbook-worthy', highly acclaimed for its precision and high level of difficulty.

He is a student at the [[Beijing Normal University]], the present captain of the men's Chinese gymnastic team and currently has 8 world titles and 3 Olympics gold medals.

==See also==

* [[China at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]

==References==
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==External links==
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