Fullname: | Sun Jiaqi |
Coach: | Daniel Dhers |
Birth Date: | 2004 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Luohe, China |
Country: | |
Sport: | Freestyle BMX |
Sun Jiaqi (born 26 April 2004) is a Chinese freestyle BMX cyclist who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In 2022, she finished second in the Chinese championships and competed for the first time in the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, where she was eliminated in the qualification. Four weeks later, she won the BMX Freestyle World Cup in Gold Coast, Australia, ahead of world champion Hannah Roberts. She became the first Chinese World Cup champion.[1] [2]
At the first round of the 2023 World Cup in Diriyya, she finished second behind Roberts. In June 2023, she won the Madrid Urban Sports Festival.[3] She is coached by Daniel Dhers.[4]
During the first leg of the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai she finished in second place with a score of 93.68.[5] During the second leg of the qualifier series in Budapest, she finished in third place with a score of 91.30.[6] As a result, she qualified to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] During the women's BMX freestyle event she finished in seventh place with a score of 70.80. During the final seconds of her first, she clipped her front tire on the spine and landed hard on her full-faced helmet.[8]
All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5, 2024
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points | ||
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2022 | MON — | BRU — | GOL 1 | 12 | 1000 | |||
2023 | DIR 2 | MON 6 | BRU — | BAZ 10 | 6 | 1570 | ||
2024 | ENO 16 | MON — | SHA | 28 | 230 |