Xu Yanshu Explained
Xu Yanshu |
Discipline: | RG |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Headcoach: | Sun Dan |
Club: | Liaoning Province |
Level: | Senior International |
Height: | 171 cm |
Residence: | Beijing, China |
Birth Place: | Liaoning, China |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1998 |
Nickname: | Shanshan |
Xu Yanshu (born 14 July 1998)[1] is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She competed in the group all-around at the 2020 Olympic Games where the Chinese group finished fourth, and she competed at the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 World Championships.
Career
Xu was a dancer before being recruited by the Liaoning Province rhythmic gymnastics team when she was eight years old.[2]
Xu competed at the 2017 World Championships and helped the Chinese group finish eighth in the all-around.[3] They also qualified for both event finals, finishing seventh in 5 hoops and eighth in 3 balls + 2 ropes.[4] She was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia alongside Ding Ziyi, Hu Yuhui, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang. They finished eleventh in the group all-around and did not qualify for either event final.[5]
Xu was selected to compete for the Chinese group at the 2019 World Championships alongside Hao Ting, Hu Yuhui, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang.[6] The Chinese group together finished seventh in the all-around final.[7] Additionally, the group qualified for both event finals where they finished fifth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[8]
Xu was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Hao Ting, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang.[9] In the qualification round, they finished fifth and qualified into the final where they finished fourth behind Bulgaria, Russia, and Italy.[10] [11] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu and finished fifth in the group all-around.[12] In the event finals, they finished fifth in 5 balls and fourth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Xu Yanshu. dead . 4 August 2021 . . en-us . 4 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210804194519/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1317598-xu-yanshu.htm .
- Web site: Xu Yanshu . . 30 April 2023.
- Web site: 35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Groups All-Around Final . . . 30 April 2023 . 2 September 2017.
- Web site: 35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Groups Event Finals . . . 30 April 2023 . 3 September 2017.
- Web site: 36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final . . . 30 April 2023 . 15 September 2018.
- Web site: 37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Entry List by NOC . USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation . 15 December 2021 . 6 . 20 September 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525061404/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_19worlds_complete.pdf . 25 May 2021.
- Web site: 37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group All-Around Final . USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation . 15 December 2021 . 21 September 2019 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922170324/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_gpaa.pdf . dead .
- Web site: 37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group Event Finals . USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation . 15 December 2021 . 22 September 2019 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922181858/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_gpevents.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Games of the XXXII Olympiad Rhythmic Gymnasts By NOC . . 15 December 2021.
- Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results . . 15 December 2021 . 7 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808053149/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Final — Results . USA Gymnastics . 15 December 2021 . 8 August 2021 . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026140709/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21olympics_grpaa.pdf . dead .
- Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final . USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation . 15 December 2021 . 29 October 2021 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219131555/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpaa.pdf . dead .
- Web site: 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals . USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation . 15 December 2021 . 31 October 2021 . 15 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215021606/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/r_21worlds_gpevents.pdf . dead .