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Chen Shi (canoeist)

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Chen Shi
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born6 July 1993[1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, K1, Mixed C2
Coached byZhang Bo & Peng Chun[1]
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta C1
Asian Canoeing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nakhon Nayok C1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nakhon Nayok C1 team

Chen Shi (Chinese: 陈诗; pinyin: Chén Shī;[3] born 6 July 1993) is a Chinese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.[2] She is from Liaoning in north-east China.[1] Shi mainly competes in C1, but has also competed in mixed C2 with Shu Jianming.[4]

She won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2018 Asian Games near Jakarta, and two gold medals at the 2017 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Nakhon Nayok. Shi's best senior world championship results are 19th (C1: 2018), 45th (K1: 2009) and 7th (Mixed C2: 2017).[5]

Chen competed in the C1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[1][6] after China secured a quota place at the 2021 Asian Canoe Slalom Olympic Qualifiers in Pattaya.[7] She finished in 17th place after being eliminated in the semifinal.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "CHEN Shi". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Shi CHEN (CHN)". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Shi CHEN (CHN)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Canoë-kayak - Shi Chen". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "List of Chinese athletes for Tokyo Olympics". en.people.cn. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
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