Zhong Qixin Explained

Zhong Qixin
Nationality:Chinese
Birth Date:7 April 1989
Birth Place:Quannan County, China
Sport:Competition climbing
Event:Speed

Zhong Qixin (born 7 April 1989) is a Chinese former competition speed climber. He is a four-time winner of the IFSC World Championships, taking four consecutive wins between 2007 and 2012. He also won the overall title of the 2015 World Cup.[1] In August 2011, he set the world speed climbing record in 6.26 seconds, which stood until October 2012, when it was broken by .[2]

His 13th and final World Cup victory came in October 2019 in Xiamen, where he missed the world record held by Reza Alipour by just one hundredth of a second with a time of 5.48 seconds.[3] After retiring in 2021, Zhong took over the position as head coach of the Chinese national speed climbing team.

He is married and is the father of twin daughters.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2015: M E N speed .
  2. Jan Kříž. World record in speed climbing 2011 (6.26 seconds) HD. 2011-07-29. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/0MVNR3JvL1U . 2021-12-15 . live. 2018-02-15. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Gold for China and a New World Record. IFSC. 19 October 2019.
  4. Web site: 世界冠军,去不了东京奥运会. 体娱 INSIGHT视界. zh. 24 July 2021.