Li Ning (Zhuang: Lij Ningz; born March 10, 1963, in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, the founder of the eponymous sportswear company Li-Ning, and retired gymnast of Zhuang ethnicity.

Li became the most decorated Chinese athlete at the first Olympics that China participated in after the founding of the People's Republic in October 1949.

[2] Li was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000, becoming the first Chinese inductee.

[4] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Li Ning ignited the cauldron at the opening ceremony after being hoisted high into the air with cables and miming running around the stadium's rim.

[5][6][7] Li is married to Chen Yongyan, a fellow gymnast who won an Olympic bronze in 1984.