Ji Xiaojing

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Ji Xiaojing
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36)
Liaoning, China
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
Sport Shooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
25 m pistol
Turned pro2002
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4 (August 2018)
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Changwon 10 m team air pistol
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang AP60 mixed team

Ji Xiaojing (Chinese :纪晓晶; pinyin :Jì Xiǎojīng; born 18 June 1988) is a Chinese female sport shooter. [1] [2] She mainly competes in ISSF 10m air pistol event at international shooting competitions. [3] She represented China at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed her first Asian Games medal, gold in the AP60 mixed team event along with Wu Jiayu. [4] [5]

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Career

She started training the sport of shooting in 2002 at the age of 14. She rose to prominence in international level after claiming a gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event and clinching a silver medal in the women's 25m pistol event during the 2013 Asian Air Gun Championships.

Ji Xiaojing also claimed victorious at the 2018 ISSF World Cup by securing a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Wu Jiayu. [6] She also clinched a silver medal in the women's 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 ISSF World Cup. [7]

She qualified to compete at the 2018 Asian Games, her maiden Asian Games appearance and took gold medal in the mixed team category. [8]

Records

Current world records held in 10 meter air pistol
WomenTeams1739Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Jiang, Wang, Ji)September 4, 2018 Changwon (KOR) edit

References

  1. ↑ "2018年雅加达亚运会中国体育代表团名单公示--体育--人民网". sports.people.com.cn. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "JI Xiaojing | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – Ji Xiaojing". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "China takes two medals from first-day shooting at Asiad – Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ↑ antaranews.com. "Asian Games (shooting) – China grabs gold medal in air pistol event – ANTARA News". Antara News. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "China break world record to win 10m air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup" . Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "ISSF World Cup 2018, Fort Benning, USA: Result 25m Pistol Women". www.issf-sports.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Asian Games: China wins gold and silver at shooting range". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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