Name Shu Junrong Siblings Yong Shu Weight 75 kg | Height 1.78 m Role Olympic athlete | |
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Shu Junrong (Chinese: 舒俊榕; pinyin: Shū Jùn Róng; born June 25, 1988 in Mayang, Hunan) is a Chinese male canoeist specializing in canoe slalom double (C-2) event with Hu Minghai. The pair competed together from 2003, when they were first paired until the 2013 National Games.
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Shu competed with Hu in two Olympic Games, finishing in 10th at 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 6th in 2012 London Olympics. The pair won the gold medal at the 2010 ICF World Cup Race 1 in Prague. It was first time that Chinese canoeist won a C-2 event at an ICF World Cup. From 2006 to 2012, the pair won four gold medals and two bronze medals in the ICF World Cup series, including ICF Asian Championships and Oceanian Championships. Between 2005 to 2013, Shu competed at the China National Games three times, winning gold medalis in 2009 and 2013 and a silver medal in 2005.
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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 medalists at slalom K-1 title at two national games and the gold medalist at the 2000 Asian 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 age of 13, Shu left Mayang with his brother in 2001. 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.