Lu Yunxiu

Lu Yunxiu (Chinese: 卢云秀, born 6 September 1996) is a Chinese windsurfer. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in Women's RS:X.[2] The discipline is being retired from the Olympics, which also makes her the last Olympic champion in Women's RS:X.[3]

Lu Yunxiu
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born6 September 1996 (1996-09-06) (age 27)
Zhangzhou, Fujian, China[1]
Sailing career
Class(es)RS:X, IQFOiL
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoWomen's RS:X
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Torbol Women's RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Aarhus Women's RS:X
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Enoshima Women's RS:X

Lu is from Zhangzhou, Fujian. She was born in 1996 in the city of Duxun. Since 2008, she specialized in track and field, but eventually switched to windsurfing and was selected by the Fujian Provincial Sailing and Windsurfing Center.[4]

References
  1. "Sailing: LU Yunxiu". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. O'connor, Philip (31 July 2021). "Sailing-Yunxiu Lu of China wins women's RS:X windsurfing gold". Reuters.
  3. "LU Yunxiu wins last women's windsurfing RS:X Olympic gold medal". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021.
  4. "The growth path of Olympic champion Lu Yunxiu: from running on land to sailing on the sea". China News Service. 8 August 2021.


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