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| Yuhan
QIU |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 17 Jul 1998
in Benxi, CHN |
| Height | 1.75 m |
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International Debut |
Year |
2011 |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her parents encouraged her to try the sport. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six in Benxi, People's Republic of China. |
International Debut |
Competing for |
China |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Genius, Qiu Baby (Weibo profile, 18 Jul 2020; k.sina.com.cn, 15 Jul 2020; ln.chinanews.com, 15 Jul 2020; sports.sina.com.cn, 07 Aug 2013) |
Hero / Idol |
Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen. (news.xinhuanet.com, 07 Apr 2013) |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 she received the Sport Medal of Honour from the General Administration of Sport of China and was also named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the same body. (sport.gov.cn, 29 Dec 2015, 26 Jan 2015; sports.sohu.com, 06 Jan 2015)
In 2012 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 18 Apr 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
She announced her retirement from the sport following the 2021 National Games of the People's Republic of China in Shaanxi. (jiemian.com, 09 Oct 2021; Weibo profile, 28 Sep 2021)
SANCTION
She served a nine-month suspension from May 2016 to February 2017 after testing positive for the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide during an out-of-competition test. The suspension ruled her out of contention for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 09 Jun 2017; scmp.com, 09 Jun 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Beijing, CHN |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.75 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:26.94 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:49.10 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.20 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
55.61 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:49.79 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:39.29 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Backstroke |
27.45 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
25.86 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.78 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:38.58 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:37.02 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:46.15 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
54.69 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.22 |
| 3 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:43.26 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
25.94 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.40 |
| 30 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 2 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
26.64 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.58 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
25.82 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:05.90 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:31.69 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.16 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.89 |
| 29 |
2012 |
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Overall |
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Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
55.96 |
| 1 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:45.14 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:37.25 |
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