Lu Yunxiu
Lu Yunxiu (Chinese: 卢云秀) is a Chinese windsurfer. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in Women's RS:X.[1] The discipline is being retired from the Olympics, which also makes her the last Olympic champion in Women's RS:X.[2]
Lu is from Zhangzhou, Fujian. She was born in 1996 in the city of Duxun. Since 2008, she specialized on track and field, but eventually switched to windsurfing and was selected by the Fujian Provincial Sailing and Windsurfing Center.[3]
References[]
- ^ O'connor, Philip (31 July 2021). "Sailing-Yunxiu Lu of China wins women's RS:X windsurfing gold". Reuters.
- ^ "LU Yunxiu wins last women's windsurfing RS:X Olympic gold medal". 2020 Summer Olympics. 31 July 2021.
- ^ "The growth path of Olympic champion Lu Yunxiu: from running on land to sailing on the sea". China News Service. 8 August 2021.
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Categories:
- Living people
- Chinese female sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors of China
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 1996 births
- RS:X class world champions