Hu Minghai

Career Hu competed in the Olympic Games twice with Shu, finishing the 10th in 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 6th in 2012 London Olympics. He won the gold medal at 2010 ICF World Cup Race 1 in Prague. It was first time that Chinese paddlers took a win in C2 in ICF World Cup. From 2006 to 2012, he won four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals in the ICF World Cup series, including Asian Championships and Oceanian Championships. From 2005 to 2013, Hu competed in China National Games three times, winning gold in 2009 and 2013 and silver in 2005.

World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2006 27 Aug 2006 Zhangjiajie 1st C21 2007 1 Jul 2007 Prague 3rd C2 2008 16 Mar 2008 Penrith 1st C22 22 Jun 2008 Prague 2nd C2 2010 2 May 2010 Xiasi 1st C21 19 Jun 2010 Prague 1st C2 2012 17 Jun 2012 Pau 3rd C2

1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points 2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

Career highlights 2013 National Games, gold medal, men's C2 2012 Olympics, 6th, men's C2 2010 Asian Games, gold medal, men's C2 2010 Asian Championships, gold medal, men's C2 2009 National Games, gold medal, men's C2 2009 Canoe slalom world championships, 8th, men's C2 (details) 2008 Olympics, 10th, men's C2 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event Czech Prague, silver medal, men's C2 (details) 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event Australia Penrith, gold medal, men's C2 (details) 2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup Race 1 – Prague, Czech, bronze medal, men's C2 (details) 2005 National Games, silver medal, men's C2 2005 Holiday Cup National canoe slalom championships – Zijin Huang Tang slalom base, gold medal, men's C2 (details)