Li Jianrou

Li Jianrou

Jianrou at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-08-15) August 15, 1986
Jilin City, Jilin, China
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
Country  China
Sport Short track speed skating
Coached by Li Yan (National Team Coach)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 500m: 43.486 (2014)
1000m: 1:30.042 (2013)
1500m: 2:18.350 (2012)
3000m: 5:04.961 (2012)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Jianrou (Chinese: 李坚柔; born 15 August 1986 in Jilin City, Jilin Province) is a Chinese Short track Speed skater. She won a gold medal in the 500 m event of the 2014 Winter Olympics. She is the 2012 Overall World Champion.[1] She represented China in the 2014 Winter Olympic's Ladies' 500 m event, 1000 m event and 1500 m event. She competed with China's women's relay team in the Ladies' 3000 m relay Finals and Semifinals.[2]

Career

Li took up the sport at the age of 10 in her hometown, Jilin, China. Educated at the Northeast Normal University in Changchun, she joined the national team in 2007 under the coaching of Li Yan. Li made her debut at the 2010 Speed Skating World Cup for China and in 2011, she was given the Sports Honour medal. In 2014, she finally achieved her ambition of participating in the Sochi Winter Olympics.

International Competition Podiums

Date Competition Location Rank Event Result
28 Jan 2011 2011 Winter Universiade, Erzurum Turkey GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall 1500 m2:30.434
30 Jan 2011 2011 Winter Universiade, Erzurum Turkey GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall 3000 m relay4:19.136
12 Feb 2011 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Moscow Russia Megasport Arena 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1000 m relay1:32.024
13 Feb 2011 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Moscow Russia Megasport Arena 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:12.308
13 Mar 2011 2011 World Championships, Sheffield United Kingdom Sheffield Arena 3000 m relay4:16.295
20 Mar 2011 2011 World Team Championships, Warsaw Poland Torwar II Team34 points
23 Oct 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City United States Utah Olympic Oval 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1500 m2:24.124
23 Oct 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City United States Utah Olympic Oval 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:12.774
30 Oct 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Canada Centre Georges-Vézina 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:13.559
4 Dec 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Japan Nippon Gaishi Hall 1st, gold medalist(s) 1000 m1:32.370
11 Dec 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1000 m1:30.927
11 Dec 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:12.394
5 Feb 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Moscow Russia Megasport Arena 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:13.374
12 Feb 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Dordrecht Netherlands Sportboulevard 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1000 m1:32.819
12 Feb 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Dordrecht Netherlands Sportboulevard 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:16.887
9 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 1500 m2:23.217
11 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 1000 m1:31.325
11 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center Overall60 points
11 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay4:13.855
20 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Canada Olympic Oval 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1500 m2:18.350
21 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Canada Olympic Oval 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:07.530
27 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Canada Maurice Richard Arena 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1500 m2:22.858
28 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Canada Maurice Richard Arena 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:14.305
2 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Japan Nippon Gaishi Hall 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:11.843
8 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1500 m2:19.465
9 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1000 m1:30.610
9 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:07.660
2 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Russia Iceberg Skating Palace 2nd, silver medalist(s) 1500 m2:21.702
3 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Russia Iceberg Skating Palace 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:10.425
10 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden Germany EnergieVerbund Arena 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1500 m2:25.055
10 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden Germany EnergieVerbund Arena 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:13.148
10 Mar 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Hungary Főnix Hall 3000 m relay4:14.104
29 Sep 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 1000 m1:30.667
29 Sep 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai China Oriental Sports Center 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:08.405
6 Oct 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul South Korea Mokdong Ice Rink 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:08.128
10 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Torino Italy PalaTazzoli 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:11.404
17 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Russia Kolomna Speed Skating Centre 1st, gold medalist(s) 3000 m relay4:06.785
13 Feb 2014 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi Russia Iceberg Skating Palace 500 m43.486

References

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