Wang Zifei
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| Born | 9 March 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 1 (10 metre air rifle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wang Zifei (born 9 March 2007) is a Chinese sports shooter specialising in ISSF 10 meter air rifle.[1] She won the silver medal at the 2025 World Championships. She won the 2025 ISSF World Cup Final, having also won three of the four qualifying legs and setting a new world record. As of August 2026 she was ranked World Number 1 for Women's 10m Air Rifle.
Career
Zeng's first international appearance was at the 2023 ISSF Junior World Championships in Changwon where she won silver in the Junior Women's 10M air rifle and two golds in team events. At the 2024 ISSF Junior World Championships in Lima, she won gold in the individual and mixed pairs air rifle events and set a new world record.
Although only 18, she began shooting at a senior level in 2025, winning gold on her World Cup debut in Buenos Aires.[2] She ultimately won gold at three of the four matches on the 2025 World Cup circuit.[3] At the second leg in Lima, she set a new world record.[4][5][6] She won the 2025 World Cup Final in Doha. She also won three World Cup medals in the Mixed Team events, paired twice with Song Buhan and once with Sheng Lihao.
In July 2025 she was ranked world number 1 in women's 10m air rifle.[7]
At the 2025 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo, Zifei won four medals. She took individual air rifle silver[3] and three team event golds - Women's team 10m air rifle and 50metre 3-position rifle, as well as the mixed team air rifle - again paired with Sheng Lihao.[8]
At the 2025 National Games of China in Guangdong she won individual and team golds for air rifle with Han Jiayu and Huang Yuting.[9] She won a third gold medal in the 50m rifle 3-position pairs, teamed with Zhao Zhonghao.[10]
As of August 2026, Zifei had won five medals on the 2026 ISSF World Cup Circuit, consisting of individual gold and bronze, and three gold mixed team medals paired with Lihao.
References
- ↑ "ISSF Athlete Profile". issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ "China's teenage markswoman Wang claims maiden ISSF World Cup gold". China Daily. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Ban ends Wang's 10m air rifle undefeated streak at 2025 ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol". ISSF News. International Shooting Sport Federation. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Wang Zifei breaks world record in China's golden day at ISSF World Cup". China Daily. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "New world record for Wang in ISSF World Cup rifle final in Lima". ISSF News. International Shooting Sport Federation. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "New World Record". steyr-sport.com. Steyr Sport. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD – The Triple Crown of Shooting!". steyr-sport.com. Steyr Sport. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo (9 November 2025). "ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025: Wang and Sheng win 10m air rifle mixed team title in all-Chinese final". olympics.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Wang Zifei takes second shooting gold at China's 15th National Games". news.cn. Xinhua. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Yao/Hu crowned in 10m air pistol mixed team after surpassing world record at China's National Games". China Daily. China Daily Information Co. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2026.