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Niu Chunge

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Niu Chunge
Personal information
Born (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole Vault: 4.62m (Xiamen, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Pole vault
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bangkok Pole vault
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tehran Pole vault
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nairobi Pole vault

Niu Chunge (born 14 February 2000) is a Chinese pole vaulter. She has won Chinese national titles indoors and outdoors.[1]

Career

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She won the World U18 Championships in Nairobi in 2017 with a personal best clearance of 4.20 metres.[2] She competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, placing sixth overall with a clearance of 4.25 metres.[3][4]

She won the Chinese indoor title in Tianjin in February 2023.[5] She won the Chinese outdoor national title in Shenyang in June 2023.[6] She won silver at the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok with a clearance of 4.51 metres.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clearing 4.50 metres but not making the final.[8][9] She won bronze at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in October 2023.[10]

She won silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran in February 2024 with a clearance of 4.41 metres.[11] She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Niu Chunge". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Report: girls' pole vault – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017". World Athletics. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "China names team for IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". World Athletics. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tampere IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Chinese Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "China dominates women's discus throw, pole vault at Asian Athletics Championships". people.cn. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Olympic champs Gong, Liu to lead China for World Athletics Championships". 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Asian Games 100m winner Ge crowned at China National Indoor Athletics Prix". ehangzhou.gov.cn. March 8, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2024: Ankita Dhyani wins silver medal in women's 3000m". Olympics.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Seven athletes from Anhui selected for the Chinese delegation at the Paris Olympics". anhuinews.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.