Ning Menghua | |
Native Name: | 宁梦华 |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Birth Date: | 8 November 1973[1] |
Birth Place: | Jianjialong, Shaodong, Hunan[2] |
Residence: | Wuhan |
Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
Sport: | female sprint canoeist |
Retired: | yes [3] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Ning Menghua (; born November 8, 1973, in Jianjialong, Shaodong county) is a Chinese sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris.
Ning competed in two Olympic Games, she finished 5th at K-4 500 m, 7th at K-2 500 m in 1992 Barcelona Olympics; 8th at K-2 500 m in 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She also won the gold medalist at K-4 500 m in 1990 Beijing Asian Games. As a canoeing player, Ning competed in international games, including the World Championship, World Cup, invitational tournament and domestic competitions, she won 11 gold medalists, 9 silver medalists and 9 bronze medalists. Ning received many honors, He was awarded the Pace-setters of the New Long March of Hunan and National Woman Pace-setter in 1991. Currently Ning serves as a water sports coach in Wuhan Sports University.[4]