Shao Yuqi
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| Born | 13 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | High jump: 1.90m (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Shao Yuqi (born 13 May 2002) is a Chinese high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Asian Indoor Championships and is a two-time Chinese national champion.[1]
Biography
Having been introduced to the high jump while at primary school, she is based the Hubei provincial track and field team based in central China.[2][3] At the 2021 Chinese Athletics Championships, she won the high jump in June 2021 in Shaoxing, with a jump of 1.84 metres.[4] She cleared the same height to win the National Games Trials, later that month in Chongqing, ahead of Lu Jiawen.[5]
In February 2023, she placed sixth at the 2026 Asian Indoor Championships in Kazakstan.[6][7]
In February 2024, she won the silver medal at the 2024 Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran, Iran with a jump of 1.86 metres.[8]
At the 2025 Chinese Athletics Championships on 1 August, she won the high jump in Quzhou, with an equal personal best jump of 1.90 metres.[9][2] In November 2025, she won the high jump competition at the 15th National Games in Guangzhou.[3]
In February 2026, she placed fifth at the 2026 Asian Indoor Championships in Tianjin.[10] In April, she finished in joint-second in the high jump at the 6th Asian Beach Games with a clearance of 1.83 meters.[11]
Personal life
From 2020 she attended Tsinghua University.[2] She has a large following on Chinese social media platform Douyin.[12]
References
- ↑ "Shao Yuqi". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Top China athlete praised for looks and talent concedes that she embodies strength, beauty". South China Morning Post. 5 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Hubei's Shao Yuqi wins women's high jump gold at 15th National Games". en.hubei.gov.cn. November 20, 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "National Championships: Shao Yuqi wins women's high jump title". toutiao.com. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 Feb 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023: Jeswin Aldrin, Jyothi Yarraji win silver medals". Khelnow.com. 12 Feb 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "11th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 6 Feb 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Don't just focus on our looks, says Chinese high jumper Shao". News.cn. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chinese high jumpers Shao, Hu call on fans to look beyond appearances". news.cn. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.