Zhou Yu (Chinese: 周玉; pinyin: Zhōu Yù; born 23 January 1989) is a Chinese sprint canoeist.[2][3] She won gold and silver medal in the women's kayak singles (both 200 and 500 m) at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[4][5] Zhou is also a member of Hunan Sports Club, there she is coached and trained by Wu Yubiao.[2]
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| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1989 Liaoyang,[1] Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoeing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint canoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hunan Sports Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Wu Yubiao[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhou represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in both the women's kayak singles and doubles. For her first event, the women's K-2 500 metres, Zhou and her partner Wu Yanan narrowly missed out of the Olympic medal in the A-final by nearly fourteen hundredths of a second (0.14) behind the Polish pair Karolina Naja and Beata Mikołajczyk, posting their time of 1:44.136.[6] Three days later, Zhou barely advanced to the semi-final rounds of the first ever women's K-1 200 metres, after finishing sixth and attaining a qualified time of 42.885 seconds in the heats.[7] Unfortunately, Zhou fell short in her bid for the final by seven hundredths of a second (0.07) behind Slovenia's Špela Ponomarenko, with a time of 42.279 seconds.[8]
References
edit- ^ "周玉：倔强女孩冲击金牌 村长要组车队迎接凯旋-搜狐体育".
- ^ a b c d "Zhou Yu". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhou Yu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "China's Zhou Yu wins women's kayak single 500m gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Asian Games: S'pore kayakers finish in top 10 of K1 and K2". Channel News Asia. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Kayak Double (K2) 500m Final A". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m Semifinal 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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