Shu Junrong
{{Short description|Chinese canoe slalom racer}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Shu Junrong
|native_name = 舒俊榕
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|image = File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 CHN Hu Minghai and Shu Junrong.jpg
|image_size = 220
|alt =
|caption = Shu Junrong (rear/right) with Hu Minghai at the 2012 Summer Olympics
|nationality = Chinese
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|25|df=y}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110422/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/shu-junrong-1.html Olympics: profiles of athletes (舒俊榕 / Shu Junrong)]
|birth_place = Mayang, Hunan[http://www.huaihua.gov.cn/hhgk/fhmr/byje/30351.htm Huaihua.gov / 怀化政府网 (2016-03-22): 体育名人 (famous sporter) Shu Junrong / 舒俊榕]
|residence = Guangzhou
|education =
|alma_mater = Beijing Sport University[http://t.qq.com/shu1314xa Tencent Weibo (MicroBlog) of Shu Junrong]
|years_active =
|height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}
|weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|website =
|country = {{CHN}}
|sport = male Slalom Canoeist
|event =
|club = Guangdong International Rowing Center
|coach =
|retired = yes
|show-medals =
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{{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}}
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{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Guangzhou | C2 }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Xiasi|C2}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Xiasi|C2 team}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Nakhon Nayok|C2}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Nakhon Nayok|C2 team}}
}}
{{family name hatnote|Shu (舒)|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox Chinese|s=舒俊榕|t=舒俊榕|p=Shū Jùn Róng}}
Shu Junrong ({{zh|c=舒俊榕|p=Shū Jùn Róng}}; born June 25, 1988, in Mayang, Hunan) is a former Chinese male slalom canoeist specializing in the C2 event with Hu Minghai. The pair competed together from 2003, when they were first paired until the 2013 National Games.
Early life
Shu was born into a Slalom canoeing family in Shiyantan village (石眼潭村), Jiangkouya town (江口墟镇), Mayang, Hunan. His elder brother Shu Yong (舒用) was the gold medalist in K1 at two national games and the gold medalist at the 2000 Asian Championships.[http://homepage2.nifty.com/vallon/asiancanoe.htm result of 2000 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships] His elder female cousin Shu Zhenghua (舒正华) was also a canoeist. Shu loved playing in the river near his house, he had been a good swimmer while he was a small child.
At the age of 13, in 2001, Shu left Mayang with his brother. They moved to Guangzhou, entering in Guangdong International Rowing Center and following his brother into slalom canoeing. He was selected for the national training team in 2003. In the same year, Shu and Hu Minghai were originally paired for three months. They made a good team and were permanently paired from then on. Shu became a full member of the Chinese canoe slalom team in 2006.[http://e.hznews.com/paper/djsb/20120731/A03/1/ Dongjiang Times / 东江时报 (2012-07-31): Profiles of Shu Junrong / 舒俊榕档案]
Career
Shu competed with Hu in two Olympic Games, finishing in 10th at 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 6th in 2012 London Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/shu-junrong-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110422/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/shu-junrong-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Shu Junrong Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-15}}{{cite web|title=Profile and results|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_11630s|website=CanoeSlalom.net|accessdate=11 November 2017}} The pair won gold medal at the 2010 ICF World Cup Race 1 in Prague.[http://www.nihaotw.com/mnkj/mzbjb/201006/t20100623_580645.htm 胡明海 /舒俊榕 夺得首枚皮划艇激流回旋世界杯金牌] It was first time that Chinese canoeists won a C2 event at an ICF World Cup. From 2006 to 2012, the pair won four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals in the ICF World Cup series, including ICF Asian Championships and Oceanian Championships. Between 2005 and 2013, Shu competed at the China National Games three times, winning gold medals in 2009 and 2013 and a silver medal in 2005.[http://news.sports.cn/others/ws/news/2009-10-20/1903543.html Results of Canoeing at the 2009 National Games of China (2009-10-20)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917174239/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2013-09/11/c_125370352.htm Xinhua: Results of Canoeing at the 2013 National Games of China (2013-9-11)]; also see [http://news.sports.cn/others/ws/news/2009-10-20/1903543.html sports.cn (2009-10-20)] & [http://sports.people.com.cn/n/2013/0904/c22176-22808442.html people.com (2013-9-4)][http://news.shangdu.com/category/10006/2005/09/19/2005-09-19_71923_10006.shtml shangdu.com (2005-09-19)][http://www.0745news.cn/2010/1116/86580.shtml Huaihua News (怀化新闻网) Shu Junrong from Mayang won gold medal in Asian Games / 麻阳籍选手舒俊榕亚运摘金 (2010-11-16)]
World Cup individual podiums
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!Season !Date !Venue !Position !Event | ||||
| 2006 | align=right| 27 Aug 2006 | align=left| Zhangjiajie | bgcolor=gold|1st | C21 |
| 2007 | align=right| 1 Jul 2007 | align=left| Prague | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C2 |
| rowspan=2| 2008 | align=right| 16 Mar 2008 | align=left| Penrith | bgcolor=gold|1st | C22 |
| align=right| 22 Jun 2008 | align=left| Prague | bgcolor=silver|2nd | C2 | |
| rowspan=2| 2010 | align=right| 2 May 2010 | align=left| Xiasi | bgcolor=gold|1st | C21 |
| align=right| 19 Jun 2010 | align=left| Prague | bgcolor=gold|1st | C2 | |
| 2012 | align=right| 17 Jun 2012 | align=left| Pau | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | C2 |
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1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points:
2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup pointsCareer highlights
- 2013 National Games, gold medal, men's C2
- 2012 Olympics, 6th, men's C2
- 2010 Asian Games, gold medal, men's C2
- 2010 Asian Championships, gold medal, men's C2
- 2009 National Games, gold medal, men's C2
- 2009 Canoe Slalom World Championships, 8th, men's C2 ([http://tyj.heyuan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=581 details])
- 2008 Olympics, 10th, men's C2
- 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event Czech Republic, Prague, silver medal, men's C2 ([http://tyj.heyuan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=155 details])
- 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event Australia Penrith, gold medal, men's C2 ([http://tyj.heyuan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=115 details])
- 2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup Race 1 - Prague, Czech, bronze medal, men's C2 ([http://tyj.heyuan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=109 details])
- 2005 National Games, silver medal, men's C2
- 2005 Holiday Cup National canoe slalom championships - Zijin Huang Tang slalom base, gold medal, men's C2 ([http://tyj.heyuan.gov.cn/view.aspx?id=30 details])
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Hunan
Category:Olympic canoeists for China
Category:Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games medalists in canoeing
Category:Canoeists at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China
Category:Chinese male canoeists