Xu Yanshu
| Xu Yanshu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Shanshan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1998 Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liaoning Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Sun Dan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Xu Yanshu (born 14 July 1998)[1] is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She competed in the group all-around at the 2020 Olympic Games where the Chinese group finished fourth, and she competed at the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 World Championships.
Career
[edit]Xu was a dancer before being recruited by the Liaoning Province rhythmic gymnastics team when she was eight years old.[2]
Xu competed at the 2017 World Championships and helped the Chinese group finish eighth in the all-around.[3] They also qualified for both event finals, finishing seventh in 5 hoops and eighth in 3 balls + 2 ropes.[4] She was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia alongside Ding Ziyi, Hu Yuhui, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang. They finished eleventh in the group all-around and did not qualify for either event final.[5]
Xu was selected to compete for the Chinese group at the 2019 World Championships alongside Hao Ting, Hu Yuhui, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang.[6] The Chinese group together finished seventh in the all-around final.[7] Additionally, the group qualified for both event finals where they finished fifth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[8]
Xu was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Hao Ting, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang.[9] In the qualification round, they finished fifth and qualified into the final where they finished fourth behind Bulgaria, Russia, and Italy.[10][11] The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu and finished fifth in the group all-around.[12] In the event finals, they finished fifth in 5 balls and fourth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Xu Yanshu". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Xu Yanshu". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Groups All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Groups Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 20 September 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Games of the XXXII Olympiad Rhythmic Gymnasts By NOC". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Final — Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.