Xu Shixiao
 Xu in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 16 February 1992 Yanshan County, Jiangxi, China |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Sprint canoe |
Event | C–2 500 m |
Medal record | |
Xu Shixiao (Chinese: 徐诗晓; pinyin: Xú Shīxiǎo, born 16 February 1992) is a Chinese sprint canoeist.[1] She won the gold medal with her teammate Sun Mengya in women's C-2 500 metres at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2][3]
Career
[edit]She studied at Jiangxi Normal University.[citation needed]
She competed at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and won a gold medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[4]
She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she and her partner Sun Mengya won the gold medal in women's C-2 500 metres in the event's debut on the Olympic stage, as the Olympics moves toward gender equality.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile". Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ "Canoe Sprint – Final A Results". Tokyo Olympics Official Website. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "SUN Mengya and XU Shixiao dominate to win canoe sprint women's C2 500m". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Xu Shixiao at the International Canoe Federation
- Xu Shixiao at Olympedia
- Xu Shixiao at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jiangxi
- Chinese female canoeists
- Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists for China
- Olympic gold medalists for China
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games gold medalists in canoeing
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian