Zhou Chunxiu
 Zhou Chunxiu at the 2007 World Championships. | ||
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Representing  China
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| Women's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | Marathon |
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Osaka | Marathon |
| Asian Games | ||
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2006 Doha | Marathon |
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2010 Guangzhou | Marathon |
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| Chinese | 周春秀 | ||||||||
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Zhou Chunxiu (Chinese: 周春秀; pinyin: Zhōu Chūnxiù; born November 15, 1978, in Sheqi County, Henan[1]) is a Chinese marathon runner.
She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 3rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] She won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, and won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, one second behind the silver medalist.[3] She finished fourth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
On April 22, 2007, she won the women's race at the London Marathon for the first time in a time of 2:20:38. In 2010, Zhou took second place at the Seoul International Marathon, finishing behind Amane Gobena with a time of 2:25:01.[4]
Her personal best for the marathon is 2:19:51 hours, a time which she achieved in March 2006 with her win at the Seoul International Marathon. The performance made her the seventh woman in history to surpass the barrier of two hours and twenty minutes in the marathon.[5]
She set a half marathon best of 1:08:59 hours at the 2008 Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, winning the race in course record and China all-comers record time.[6]
Achievements
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "周春秀_2011深圳大运会_体育频道_腾讯网".
- ^ Jamal on course for double, while track debutant takes 10,000m title – Asian Games, Day Three
- ^ Scenes From Beijing
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-03-21). Surprise in Seoul – Teimet clocks 2:06:49 – Seoul International Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-22.
- ^ Turner, Chris & Jalava, Mirko (2006-03-14). Zhou Chunxiu becomes seventh woman to run a sub-2:20 Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-19.
- ^ World Half-Marathon Stats. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
External links
[edit]- Zhou Chunxiu at World Athletics
- Zhou Chunxiu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Chinese female long-distance runners
- Chinese female marathon runners
- London Marathon female winners
- Olympic athletes for China
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- People from Sheqi County
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Runners from Henan
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Chinese Athletics Championships winners