Pei Xingru

Pei Xingru (born 11 October 1998)[1] is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[2][3] She also won one of the bronze medals both in the women's 59 kg event in 2018 and in the women's 59 kg event in 2019.[4][5][6]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pei.
Pei Xingru
Personal information
Born (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998
Sport
CountryChina
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Budapest 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 59 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek 57 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 58 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 57 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing 60 kg

Career

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China, she won the silver medal in the girls' 60 kg event.[7][8] In the final, she lost against Grace Bullen of Norway.[7][8]

In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's 58 kg event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[9] The following year, she won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[10][11] In the same month, she also competed in the women's freestyle event as part of the 2018 Wrestling World Cup. Later that year, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.[1] In the final, she lost against Jong Myong-suk of North Korea.

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 60 kg
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1st Freestyle 58 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st Freestyle 57 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 59 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 59 kg

References
  1. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (11 December 2016). "Kurbanaliev claims maiden global crown at Wrestling World Championships for non-Olympic weights". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "2016 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (19 September 2019). "Gray edges Minagawa to earn fifth women's title at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Wrestling: New stars of the mat emerge in Nanjing". Olympic News. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  8. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020.
  9. "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  10. Pavitt, Michael (2 March 2018). "Kaur ends India's wait for women's gold at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. "2018 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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