Ren Wenjun

Ren Wenjun (Chinese: 任文君; pinyin: Rèn Wénjūn; born January 15, 1992, in Binzhou, Shandong) is a Chinese sprint canoeist.^[1][2] She won a gold medal, as a member of the Chinese women's kayak four team, at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 1:34.440.^[3][4] This was despite 2010 being the year Ren made her international debut.^[5]

Ren Wenjun

Personal information
Nationality	China
Born	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32) Binzhou, Shandong, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoeing
Event	Sprint canoe
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  China Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou K-4 500 m 2014 Incheon K-4 500 m 2014 Incheon K-2 500 m Asian Championships 2011 Tehran K-2 500 m 2011 Tehran K-2 1000 m 2011 Tehran K-4 500 m 2015 Palembang K-2 500 m 2015 Palembang K-4 500 m 2017 Shanghai K-4 200 m 2017 Shanghai K-4 500 m 2013 Samarkand K-4 500 m 2017 Shanghai K-2 200 m

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ren.

Ren represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-4 500 metres, along with her teammates Yu Lamei, Liu Haiping, and Li Zhangli. Ren and her team, however, fell short in their bid for the final, as they finished last in the semi-final round by eighteen hundredths of a second (0.18) behind the Serbian team (led by Antonia Horvat-Panda), recording the slowest time of 1:34.004.^[6]

Ren won a second gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games,^[5] also in the women's K-4 500m, with Huang Jieyi, Ma Qing and Liu Haiping. She also won silver in the K-2 500 m with Ma.^[7]

At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres (with Ma Qing),^[8] finishing in 14th place, and in the women's K-4 500 m (with Liu Haiping, Ma Qing and Li Yue),^[9] finishing in 11th.^[10]

References

1. "Ren Wenjun". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ren Wenjun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
3. "Chinese duo win Men's kayak double 1000m gold". CCTV News. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
4. "China wins women's four 500m kayak gold at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. China Daily. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
5. "Wenjun REN". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
6. "Women's Kayak Four (K4) 500m Semifinal 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
7. "Asian Games: Day 10 of competition". www.insidethegames.biz. 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
8. "Summer Olympics Results - Canoe/Kayak - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
9. "Summer Olympics Results - Canoe/Kayak - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
10. "Ren Wenjun at Olympics.com". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile