Gu Yaoyao
| Date of birth | 22 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Gu Yaoyao (born 22 November 1995) is a Chinese rugby sevens player.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Gu competed for China in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She also represented China at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5]
On June 2 2024, She suffered a jaw fracture during the Challenger Series and underwent surgery in Spain on June 5; she had her stitches removed on June 14.[6]
Gu was part of the team that qualified for their second Olympics when they won the final qualifying spot in Monaco.[6][7] She was eventually named in the Chinese squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gu Yaoyao". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens - United States vs China - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's Sevens Squads for Tokyo 2020 from Asia". Asia Rugby. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "China Women's Sevens Coach Osea Kolinisau Optimistic About RWC Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Country Summary: China - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b "SUS Female Rugby Players Gu Yaoyao and Liu Xiaoqian Help National Team Qualify for Olympics". eng.sus.edu.cn. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "World Rugby Sevens Repechage 2024: China qualify for Olympics". www.women.rugby. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "China - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens Schedule & Team News". RugbyAsia247. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in rugby union
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
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