Zhou Yu (canoeist)

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]

Zhou Yu

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35) Liaoyang,[1] Liaoning, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoeing
Event	Sprint canoe
Club	Hunan Sports Club[2]
Coached by	Wu Yubiao[2]
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  China World Championships 2015 Milan K-1 500 m Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou K-1 500 m 2010 Guangzhou K-1 200 m Asian Championships 2011 Tehran K-1 200 m 2011 Tehran K-1 500 m 2011 Tehran K-4 500 m 2013 Samarkand K-1 500 m 2013 Samarkand K-1 1000 m 2015 Palembang K-1 500 m

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

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

1. "周玉：倔强女孩冲击金牌 村长要组车队迎接凯旋-搜狐体育".
2. "Zhou Yu". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
3. 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.
4. "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.
5. "Asian Games: S'pore kayakers finish in top 10 of K1 and K2". Channel News Asia. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
6. "Women's Kayak Double (K2) 500m Final A". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
7. "Women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
8. "Women's Kayak Single (K1) 200m Semifinal 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile