ZHOU Yu

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 23 Jan 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Women's Kayak Double 500m CHN China	10
	Women's Kayak Four 500m CHN China	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Heat 2 #14	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Quarterfinal 2 #26	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Semi-final 1 #33	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Final B #41	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Four 500m Heat 2 #101	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Four 500m Quarterfinal 1 #109	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Four 500m Semi-final 2 #116	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Four 500m Final A #124	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K1 200m	K1 500m	K2 500m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11	6	-
2012	London, GBR	17	-	4

World Championships

Year	Location	K1 200m	K1 500m	K4 500m	K1 4x200m
2019	Szeged, HUN	-	-	10	-
2015	Milan, ITA	18	3	-	-
2014	Moscow, RUS	11	8	-	7
2011	Szeged, HUN	15	-	13	7
2010	Poznan, POL	9	10	7	8

Asian Games

Year	Location	K2 500m	K4 500m
2018	Indonesia	1	1

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	K1 200m	K1 500m	K2 500m	K4 500m
2019	-	1 x 8th	1 x 8th	1 x 5th, 1 x 10th
2018	1 x 26th, 1 x 28th	1 x 22nd	-	-

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2019	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	1:33.676
8	2019	Kayak Single 500m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	1:52.259
8	2019	Kayak Double 500m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	1:42.566
10	2019	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Poznan, POL	1:34.542
22	2018	Kayak Single 500m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	1:55.648
26	2018	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	44.075
28	2018	Kayak Single 200m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	42.896

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Hengyang Normal University, People's Republic of China

Languages spoken:

Hunan Province [People's Republic of China]

Song Liangyou [club], CHN

She began paddling in 2004 in Changde, People's Republic of China. (hunan.sina.com.cn, 22 Aug 2016)

A coach encouraged her to take up the sport. (mt.sohu.com, 06 Aug 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.gov.cn, 16 Dec 2020)

Philosophy:

"Seize your dream when you have one. Youth and time wait for no one." (sohu.com, 30 Sep 2014)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She announced her retirement in 2017 following the National Games of the People's Republic of China. She decided to return to training and competitions in 2020, aiming to win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.gov.cn, 16 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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