Hu Yu

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Hu Yu
Hu Yu 2024.jpg
Date of birth (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017– China 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Hu Yu (born 9 April 1999) is a Chinese rugby sevens player.

Rugby career

Hu competed for China at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in July, she then won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games almost a month later. [1]

She won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games; the 2022 Games in Hangzhou was actually delayed and held in 2023. [1]

Hu will be competing for the Chinese women's sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "HU Yu – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  2. "China - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens Schedule & Team News". RugbyAsia247. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2024-07-27.