Xu Linbei (born November 19, 1983, in Wafangdian,

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

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) is a

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who has competed since the early 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the

2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in nine events, all in kayak. This was the 32nd champi ...

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. Xu also competed in two

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, earning her best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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Sports-reference.com profileTeam China 2008 profile
1983 births Living people Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists from Liaoning Olympic canoeists for China Sportspeople from Dalian Asian Games medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists at the 2002 Asian Games Chinese female canoeists Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-canoe-bio-stub