Xu Yanshu

Xu Yanshu
Nickname(s)	Shanshan
Born	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) Liaoning, China
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	China
Club	Liaoning Province
Head coach(es)	Sun Dan
Medal record Rhythmic Gymnastics Representing   China Asian Championships 2019 Pattaya All-Around 2019 Pattaya 5 Balls 2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 2 Clubs

Xu Yanshu (born 14 July 1998) ^[1] is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She competed in the group all-around at the 2020 Olympic Games where the Chinese group finished fourth, and she competed at the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 World Championships.

Career

Xu was a dancer before being recruited by the Liaoning Province rhythmic gymnastics team when she was eight years old. ^[2]

Xu competed at the 2017 World Championships and helped the Chinese group finish eighth in the all-around. ^[3] They also qualified for both event finals, finishing seventh in 5 hoops and eighth in 3 balls + 2 ropes. ^[4] She was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia alongside Ding Ziyi, Hu Yuhui, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang. They finished eleventh in the group all-around and did not qualify for either event final. ^[5]

Xu was selected to compete for the Chinese group at the 2019 World Championships alongside Hao Ting, Hu Yuhui, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang. ^[6] The Chinese group together finished seventh in the all-around final. ^[7] Additionally, the group qualified for both event finals where they finished fifth in 5 balls and eighth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs. ^[8]

Xu was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around alongside Hao Ting, Guo Qiqi, Liu Xin, and Huang Zhangjiayang. ^[9] In the qualification round, they finished fifth and qualified into the final where they finished fourth behind Bulgaria, Russia, and Italy. ^{[10] [11]} The same group then competed at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu and finished fifth in the group all-around. ^[12] In the event finals, they finished fifth in 5 balls and fourth in 3 hoops + 4 clubs. ^[13]

References

1. "Xu Yanshu". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
2. "Xu Yanshu". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 30 April 2023.
3. "35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Groups All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. "35th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro (ITA) Groups Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
5. "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
6. "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 20 September 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
7. "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
8. "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 22 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
9. "Games of the XXXII Olympiad Rhythmic Gymnasts By NOC". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 15 December 2021.
10. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
11. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Final — Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
12. "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
13. "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.