Shu Junrong (; born June 25, 1988, in

Mayang Mayang ( "''Mayang Miao Autonomous County''", ; usually referred to as "''Mayang County''", ) is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. Mayang is lo ...

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) is a former Chinese male slalom canoeist specializing in the C2 event with

Hu Minghai Hu Minghai (; born April 19, 1989, in Yueyang, Hunan) is a former Chinese male slalom canoeist specializing in the C2 event. He and his partner Shu Junrong competed together as a team from 2003 to the 2013 National Games. Early life Hu was ...

. The pair competed together from 2003, when they were first paired until the 2013 National Games.

Early life

Shu was born into a

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family in Shiyantan village (石眼潭村), Jiangkouya town (江口墟镇),

. 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.result of 2000 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
/ref> 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

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, 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

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.Dongjiang Times / 东江时报 (2012-07-31): Profiles of Shu Junrong / 舒俊榕档案
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Career

Shu competed with Hu in two Olympic Games, finishing in 10th at

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and the 6th in

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. The pair won gold medal at the 2010 ICF World Cup Race 1 in

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. 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

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. Between 2005 and 2013, Shu competed at the China National Games three times, winning gold medals in

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and

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and a silver medal in

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.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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World Cup individual podiums

¹ Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points :

² Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

Career highlights

* 2013 National Games, gold medal, men's C2 *

2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, 6th, men's C2 *

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

, gold medal, men's C2 * 2010 Asian Championships, gold medal, men's C2 * 2009 National Games, gold medal, men's C2 * 2009 Canoe Slalom World Championships, 8th, men's C2
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2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

, 10th, men's C2 * 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event

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, silver medal, men's C2
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* 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event

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Penrith, gold medal, men's C2
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2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup The 2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of four races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 20th edition. The series consisted of Pan American continental championships which wer ...

Race 1 -

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, bronze medal, men's C2
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* 2005 National Games, silver medal, men's C2 * 2005 Holiday Cup National canoe slalom championships - Zijin Huang Tang slalom base, gold medal, men's C2
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shu, Junrong 1988 births Living people People from Huaihua People from Huizhou Sportspeople from Hunan Olympic canoeists for China Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Chinese male canoeists Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese people