Deng Lijuan

Deng Lijuan
Personal information
Birth nameDeng Meigu
Nickname(s)Xiao Deng Zi, Little Dengzi, Deng Deng
Born (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24)
Leiyang, China
Home townChangsha, China
Years active2018–present
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Sport
Coached byZhang Ning
Medal record
Representing  China
competition climbing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Speed

Deng Lijuan (Chinese: 邓丽娟; born 12 May 2000) is a Chinese competition speed climber. Deng represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics,[1] where she won the silver medal in the speed climbing event.[2]

Career

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Deng competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She knocked out Indonesia's Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi and Rajiah Sallsabillah in her quaterfinal and semifinal heats. In the final she faced Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław. Despite setting personal best time of 6.18 she lost 0.08 seconds and finished in the second position winning a silver medal.

Major results

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Olympic Games

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Discipline 2024
Speed 2

World championships

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Discipline 2023
Speed 10

World Cup

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Discipline 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Speed 40 26 4 3 2

Asian championships

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Discipline 2018
Speed 11

References

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  1. ^ "Deng Lijuan". Archived from the original on 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ 贺霞婷. "Chinese climber wins silver in Paris 'vertical sprint'". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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