ZHENG Ninali

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Place of birth: NEW WESTMINSTER, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : BEIJING

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Heptathlon	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Women's Heptathlon High Jump - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Women's Heptathlon Shot Put - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's Heptathlon 200m - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A	Women's Heptathlon Long Jump - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's Heptathlon 800m - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Previous names:

Playing video games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Mandarin

Shanxi Province [People's Republic of China]

Sporting relatives:

Her grandmother Zheng Fengrong and her grandfather Duan Qiyan both competed in high jump at international level. Her brother Zheng Enlai [also known as Ty Schultz] has competed in ice hockey at an elite level. (chinanews.com, 28 Apr 2021; sn.xinhuanet.com, 01 May 2021)

In 2019 she suffered a serious ankle sprain while carrying a heavy weight and was out of action for just under a year. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

In 2018 she tore the ulnar collateral ligament [UCL] in her elbow while throwing the javelin. Her recovery took about one year. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

She took up athletics at age eight. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

She showed talent in sports as a child. Her grandparents, who both competed in athletics, decided to help develop her sporting abilities. (sn.xinhuanet.com, 01 May 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (news.cgtn.com, 04 Apr 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Her mother. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Her grandparents. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"To prioritise my mental health and enjoy the process. Track and field is such a mentally taxing sport. It difficult to succeed at the sport when you're not enjoying what you're doing along the way." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
SWITCHING NATIONALITY
Competing as Nina Schultz, she won a silver medal in heptathlon for Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. She has Chinese heritage, and in 2018 she applied to switch nationalities. She became eligible to represent the People's Republic of China in April 2021. "My wish is to attend the Tokyo Olympics on behalf of China and win a medal, if I can." (news.cgtn.com, 04 Apr 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/ninaschultz_/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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