Sun Mengya (simplified Chinese: 孙梦雅; traditional Chinese: 孫夢雅; pinyin: Sūn Mèngyǎ; born 3 May 2001) is a Chinese sprint canoeist.[1] She won the gold medal with her teammate Xu Shixiao in women's C-2 500 metres at 2020 Summer Olympics In Tokyo on 7 August 2021.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint canoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C–2 500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won a medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[4]
She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she and her partner Xu Shixiao won the gold medal in women's C-2 500 metres in the event's debut on the Olympic stage, which replaced the men's K-2 200 metres as the Olympics moves toward gender equality.
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World Champions in Women's Canoe Sprint C-2 500 m | |
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