Shu Junrong

Shu Junrong (Chinese: 舒俊榕; pinyin: Shū Jùn Róng; born June 25, 1988, in Mayang, Hunan) is a former Chinese male slalom canoeist specializing in the C2 event with Hu Minghai. The pair competed together from 2003, when they were first paired until the 2013 National Games.

Shu Junrong
Shu Junrong (rear/right) with Hu Minghai at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name舒俊榕
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988[1]
Mayang, Hunan[2]
Alma materBeijing Sport University[3]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)[1]
Sport
Country China
Sportmale Slalom Canoeist
ClubGuangdong International Rowing Center[3]
Retiredyes
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou C2
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Xiasi C2
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shu (舒).
Shu Junrong
Traditional Chinese舒俊榕
Simplified Chinese舒俊榕

Early life

Shu was born into a Slalom canoeing family in Shiyantan village (石眼潭村), Jiangkouya town (江口墟镇), Mayang, Hunan. His elder brother Shu Yong (舒用) was the gold medalist in K1 at two national games and the gold medalist at the 2000 Asian Championships.[4] His elder female cousin Shu Zhenghua (舒正华) was also a canoeist. Shu loved playing in the river near his house, he had been a good swimmer while he was a small child.

At the age of 13, in 2001, Shu left Mayang with his brother. They moved to Guangzhou, entering in Guangdong International Rowing Center and following his brother into slalom canoeing. He was selected for the national training team in 2003. In the same year, Shu and Hu Minghai were originally paired for three months. They made a good team and were permanently paired from then on. Shu became a full member of the Chinese canoe slalom team in 2006.[5]

Career

Shu competed with Hu in two Olympic Games, finishing in 10th at 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 6th in 2012 London Olympics.[6][7] The pair won gold medal at the 2010 ICF World Cup Race 1 in Prague.[8] It was first time that Chinese canoeists won a C2 event at an ICF World Cup. From 2006 to 2012, the pair won four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals in the ICF World Cup series, including ICF Asian Championships and Oceanian Championships. Between 2005 and 2013, Shu competed at the China National Games three times, winning gold medals in 2009 and 2013 and a silver medal in 2005.[9][10][11]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
200627 Aug 2006Zhangjiajie1stC21
20071 Jul 2007Prague3rdC2
200816 Mar 2008Penrith1stC22
22 Jun 2008Prague2ndC2
20102 May 2010Xiasi1stC21
19 Jun 2010Prague1stC2
201217 Jun 2012Pau3rdC2
1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

Career highlights

References
  1. Olympics: profiles of athletes (舒俊榕 / Shu Junrong)
  2. Huaihua.gov / 怀化政府网 (2016-03-22): 体育名人 (famous sporter) Shu Junrong / 舒俊榕
  3. Tencent Weibo (MicroBlog) of Shu Junrong
  4. result of 2000 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
  5. Dongjiang Times / 东江时报 (2012-07-31): Profiles of Shu Junrong / 舒俊榕档案
  6. "Shu Junrong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  7. "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. 胡明海 /舒俊榕 夺得首枚皮划艇激流回旋世界杯金牌
  9. Results of Canoeing at the 2009 National Games of China (2009-10-20), Xinhua: Results of Canoeing at the 2013 National Games of China (2013-9-11); also see sports.cn (2009-10-20) & people.com (2013-9-4)
  10. shangdu.com (2005-09-19)
  11. Huaihua News (怀化新闻网) Shu Junrong from Mayang won gold medal in Asian Games / 麻阳籍选手舒俊榕亚运摘金 (2010-11-16)
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