About Xu Shixiao
Born 1992. Xu Shixiao is a Chinese canoeist.
Xu Shixiao (, born 16 February 1992) is a Chinese sprint canoeist. She won the gold medal with her teammate Sun Mengya in women's C-2 500 metres at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Career She studied at Jiangxi Normal University.
She competed at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and won a gold medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she and her partner Sun Mengya won the gold medal in women's C-2 500 metres in the event's debut on the Olympic stage, as the Olympics moves toward gender equality.
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Who is Xu Shixiao?
Chinese canoeist
When was Xu Shixiao born?
Xu Shixiao was born on 16 February 1992 in Yanshan County.
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Xu Shixiao is a canoeist.
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Xu Shixiao is Chinese.
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