Zhu Qinan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Zhu Qinan

Chinese sport shooter

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1984

Place of Birth: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Profession: sport shooter

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Zhu Qinan

  • Zhu Qinan (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhu Qinán; born November 15, 1984 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang) is a male Chinese sport shooter.
  • He won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event.
  • Zhu currently is studying at Zhejiang University.Zhu began shooting training at Wenzhou Sports School in 1999.
  • From there, in February 2002, he joined the Zhejiang province shooting team.
  • Zhu joined the national shooting team on December 14, 2003.
  • At the time of his Olympic victory, he was still a junior, and his qualification round score of 599 was an equalled junior world record.
  • He repeated this achievement at the 2004 ISSF World Cup Final in Bangkok, which he also won.
  • He has since then won several ISSF World Cup competitions in 10 m Air Rifle. On September 22, 2011 Zhu shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round.
  • He scored 103.8 in the final round making a total score of 703.8 to gain the 10 m Air Rifle final world record. His best result in 50 m Rifle is a bronze medal from the 2004 Asian Championships.
  • Zhu is 5'11" tall and weighs 148 pounds.
  • At the 51st ISSF World Championship held in Granada, Spain, Zhu got gold medal in 50m Rifle 3 Positions.

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