Zou Meirong
{{short description|Chinese field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Zou Meirong
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|09|01}}
| birth_place = China
| position = Forward
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = China U–18
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 17
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = China
| nationalcaps2 = 43
| nationalgoals2 = 13
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Hangzhou|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Donghae|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Ranchi|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Buenos Aires|Team}}
}}
Zou Meirong (born 1 September 2000){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1382/reports/teams |title=Team Details – China |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=24 April 2024}} is a field hockey player from China, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/20329 |title=ZOU Meirong |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=24 April 2024}}
Career
=Under–18=
Zou Meirong made her junior international debut for China in 2018. She represented the national U–18 team at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, where she won a bronze medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/15/c_137533527.htm |title=Argentina girls claim historic hockey gold |publisher=Xinhua |website=xinhuanet.com |date=15 October 2018 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}
=National team=
In 2021, Meirong made her international debut for China. She represented her country at the Asian Champions Trophy in Donghae, winning a bronze medal.
She didn't represent the national team again until 2023. She appeared during season four of the FIH Pro League, as well as in a test series against Australia in Perth.{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/zou-meirong/380772/ |title=Zou Meirong – Player Info |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=24 April 2024}} Later that year she won her first gold medal with the national team, taking home the title at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-hangzhou-hockey-results-score-medal-winners-women |title=Asian Games 2023 women's hockey: Results, scores, points table and medal winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com |date=7 October 2023 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://english.news.cn/20231007/83220915306247a6851829e077678b49/c.html#:~:text=China%20wins%20Asian%20Games%20women's%20hockey%20title%2C%20seals%20Olympic%20qualification,-Source%3A%20Xinhua&text=HANGZHOU%2C%20Oct.,offer%20here%20for%20Paris%202024. |title=China wins Asian Games women's hockey title, seals Olympic qualification |publisher=Xinhua |website=english.news.cn |date=7 October 2023 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/600_360665.html |title=Korea takes silver behind China in women's field hockey |publisher=Korea Times |website=The Korea Times |date=8 October 2023 |access-date=24 April 2024}} A month after the Asian Games, Meirong also won bronze at the Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi.
In 2024, Meirong has represented China in season five of the FIH Pro League and at the International Festival of Hockey in Perth.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/competitions/453/reports/teams |title=Team Details – China |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=24 April 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-vs-china-hockeyroos-women-hockey-perth-series-match-2-score-result |title=Perth Hockey Festival 2024: Hockeyroos bounce back to secure thrilling draw against China |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com |date=22 April 2024 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{FIH|20329}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meirong, Zou}}
Category:Female field hockey forwards
Category:Chinese female field hockey players
Category:21st-century Chinese sportswomen
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China
Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for China
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics