Zhu Yuanling Explained

Native Name:朱沅铃
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:13 February 2011
Birth Place:Xinxing Village, Muge Town, Guangning County, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Occupation:Professional skateboarder
Country:China
Sport:Skateboarding
Rank:13th[1]
Event:Street

Zhu Yuanling (; born 13 February 2011) is a Chinese street skateboarder.

Early life

Zhu was born in Guangning County in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. At the age of 7, she began training for trampolining and the age of 9, she entered training for skateboarding. In 2020, she participated in the Guangdong Youth Trampoline Championship and won the bronze medal in the women's double synchronized group C. On 27 January 2021, she successfully entered the national skateboarding (training) team for trial training. After a month of trial training, Zhu successfully remained in the team and entered a six-month training phase to become a professional skateboarder.[2]

Skateboarding career

On 21 August 2022, she won the women's skateboarding championship in the 16th Guangdong Provincial Games.[3] In August 2023, at the 2022 National Roller Skating Championships, Zhu won third place in the women's street style with a score of 13.47.[4] On 4 November, in the women's street skateboarding final of the 1st National Youth Games in Nanning, China, she won the runner-up with 164.33 points.[5] On 19 November, at the 2023 National Skateboarding Championships in Suzhou, China, she won the women's street championship with 161.49 points.[6]

On 13 December, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2023 Street Skateboarding World Championships Women's Street Skateboarding in Tokyo, Japan.[7] On 17 May 2024, in the women's street skateboarding preliminaries of the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification series in Shanghai, Zhu attained a best score of 70.03 points in the preliminaries but on 18 May, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[8] On June 22, in the women's street skateboarding preliminary round of the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification series in Budapest, Hungary, she attained sixth place and advanced to the semi-finals.[9] On July 1, she was selected as one of the four skateboarders to represent the Chinese national skateboarding team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 资格系列赛收官 中国多项新锐项目收获奥运资格 . Sports E North . 14 July 2024 . 2024-06-25.
  2. Web site: 10岁女孩朱沅铃有望成为广宁第二位进入国家滑板队的运动员. southcn.com. 2021-05-24. 2024-07-16.
  3. Web site: 朱沅铃,摘金!. southcn.com. 2022-08-22. 2024-07-16.
  4. Web site: 20金15银14铜!广东惠州轮滑全国赛再获佳绩!. Weixin. 14 August 2023. 16 July 2024.
  5. Web site: 滑板——学青会:女子街式赛况!. Xinhua. 4 November 2023. 16 July 2024.
  6. Web site: 全国滑板锦标赛落幕 亚运冠军陈烨加冕男子碗池冠军. Xinhua. 19 November 2023. 16 July 2024.
  7. Web site: 滑板——街式世锦赛东京开赛. Xinhua. 13 December 2023. 16 July 2024.
  8. Web site: 滑板——奥运会资格系列赛上海站:女子街式预赛赛况. Xinhua. 17 May 2024. 16 July 2024.
  9. Web site: 中国滑板三“小花”提前晋级巴黎奥运会. 163.com. 22 June 2024. 16 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Young stars on board for Paris. China Daily. Xiaochen. Sun. 2024-07-01. 2024-07-16.