Sun Jie (,'' born 13 June 1988 in

Fuyang () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides. Its population was 8,200,264 inhabitants at the ...

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) is a male

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rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

, who competed for Team China at the

2008 Summer 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 Na ...

and the

2012 Summer 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 ...

. He competed in the men's lightweight sculls at both Olympics. His teammate in 2008 was Zhang Guolin, and they finished in 5th place. In 2012 his teammate was Zhang Fangbing, they finished in 15th place. Since 2005, he has competed in world rowing events. Although, he primarily competes in Lightweight Men's Double Sculls, he competed in the Chinese men's lightweight eight at the 2010 World Championships.

Major performances

*2006 National Spring Champions Tournament – 1st LM1X; *2006 National Championships – 1st LM1X; *2007 World Cup, Netherlands – 7th LM2X; *2007 World Championships – 9th LM2X; *2008 World Cup, Munich – 4th LM2X; *2008 Olympics, Beijing - 5th LM2X; *2012 Olympics, Great Britain - 15th LM2X

References

*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/2788 1988 births Living people Chinese male rowers Olympic rowers for China Sportspeople from Hangzhou Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Rowers from Zhejiang {{PRChina-rowing-bio-stub