Duan Jingli (born 8 March 1989) is a Chinese competitive rower.

Duan Jingli
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Single sculls
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Amsterdam Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Single sculls

Duan was born in 1989. Initially a volleyball player, she did not grow tall enough to make China's national team and on advice by her parents, she took up rowing in 2003 instead.[1]

Duan competes in the single sculls. She first competed at World Championship level in 2010 on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand, where she came in eights place.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Rowing Championships at Bosbaan, Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[3] At the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette in France, she achieved the same result.[4]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's single sculls, and again won bronze.[5][6] She was portrayed as FISA's Athlete of the Month in October 2017.[1]

Duan got engaged during 2017.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jingli Duan". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ "(W1x) Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "(W1x) Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "(W1x) Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Jingli Duan". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "(W1x) Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.