Qu Chunyu

China

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	Korean, Mandarin

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Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up the sport in 2004 in Bei'an, People's Republic of China.
Club / Team	Heilongjiang Province: China
Reason for choosing this sport	She was recommended to a sport school in Bei'an, People's Republic of China. She discovered short track while she was attending the school and fell in love with the sport.

General Interest

Hero / Idol	Chinese short track speed skaters Wang Meng and Zhou Yang. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019, 10 Dec 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Don't let your weakness limit your power." (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
Awards and honours	In 2017 she was presented with a Sport Honour Medal by the General Administration of Sport of China. (hinews.cn, 05 Jan 2017) In 2017 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 07 Jun 2017) In 2014 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 10 Apr 2014)
Ambitions	To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (hlj.people.com.cn, 19 May 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the 3000m relay at the 2017 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2016/2017	World Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2022	Olympic Games	2000m Relay	1
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	Overall	1
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	3
	2015/2016	World Championships	500m	3
	2013/2014	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2017/2018	World Championships	500m	3
	2015/2016	World Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2015/2016	World Championships	1000m	4
	2018	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	7
	2018	Olympic Games	500m	7
	2015/2016	World Championships	Overall	7
	2017/2018	World Championships	Overall	8
	2018	Olympic Games	1000m	8
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	8
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	10
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	10
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	13
	2015/2016	World Championships	1500m	19
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	20
	2017/2018	World Championships	1500m	20

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	World Cup Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	World Cup Montreal, QC	2000m Relay	1
	2021/2022	World Cup Beijing	3000m Relay	1
	2021/2022	World Cup Beijing	2000m Relay	1
	2021/2022	World Cup Debrecen	2000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	World Cup Dordrecht	2000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	2
	2021/2022	World Cup Nagoya	2000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	2
	2019/2020	Dresden	500m	2
	2019/2020	Dresden	3000m Relay	2
	2015/2016	World Cup Shanghai	500m	3
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	3
	2021/2022	World Cup Debrecen	3000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	World Cup	500m	4
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	Gangneung	3000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	Shanghai	500m	5
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	6
	2019/2020	Shanghai	3000m Relay	6
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	7
	2019/2020	Shanghai	2000m Relay	7
	2019/2020	Dresden	2000m Relay	7
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	9
	2016/2017	Shanghai	1000m	9
	2021/2022	World Cup	500m	13
	2019/2020	Dresden	1000m	13
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1000m	14
	2021/2022	World Cup	1000m	15
	2016/2017	World Cup	500m	16
	2015/2016	World Cup	500m	17
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	17
	2016/2017	Gangneung	500m	17
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	17
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	20
	2015/2016	World Cup	1000m	24
	2019/2020	World Cup	1000m	25
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	29
	2017/2018	World Cup	500m	32
	2016/2017	World Cup	1000m	45
	2018/2019	Dresden	500m	46
	2018/2019	World Cup	1000m	69
	2018/2019	World Cup	500m	107