Zhou Chunxiu

Chinese long-distance runner

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Zhou.

Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu at the 2007 World Championships.

Medal record
Representing  China
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
| 2008 Beijing | Marathon
World Championships
| 2007 Osaka | Marathon
Asian Games
| 2006 Doha | Marathon
| 2010 Guangzhou | Marathon
Zhou Chunxiu

Chinese| 周春秀
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhōu Chūnxiù
Wade–Giles| Chou Ch'un-hsiu

Zhou Chunxiu (Chinese: 周春秀; pinyin: Zhōu Chūnxiù; born November 15, 1978, in Sheqi County, Henan[1]) is a Chinese marathon runner.

She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 3rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] She won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, and won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, one second behind the silver medalist.[3] She finished fourth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

On April 22, 2007, she won the women's race at the London Marathon for the first time in a time of 2:20:38. In 2010, Zhou took second place at the Seoul International Marathon, finishing behind Amane Gobena with a time of 2:25:01.[4]

Her personal best for the marathon is 2:19:51 hours, a time which she achieved in March 2006 with her win at the Seoul International Marathon. The performance made her the seventh woman in history to surpass the barrier of two hours and twenty minutes in the marathon.[5]

She set a half marathon best of 1:08:59 hours at the 2008 Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, winning the race in course record and China all-comers record time.[6]

## Achievements

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  China
2003  | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen, PR China | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:34:16
Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 2nd  | Marathon  | 2:23:41
2004  | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen, PR China | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:23:28
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 33rd  | Marathon  | 2:42:54
Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 2nd  | Marathon  | 2:28:42
2005  | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:23:24
Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen, PR China | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:29:58
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th  | Marathon  | 2:24:12
Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 2nd  | Marathon  | 2:21:11
2006  | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:19:51
Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:27:03
2007  | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:20:38
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd  | Marathon  | 2:30:45
2008  | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 3rd  | Marathon  | 2:27:07
2009  | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 12th  | Marathon  | 2:29:02
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th  | Marathon  | 2:25:39
2010  | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 1st  | Marathon  | 2:25:00
2011  | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th  | Marathon  | 2:29:58

## See also

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* China at the World Championships in Athletics

## References

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1. ^ "周春秀_2011深圳大运会_体育频道_腾讯网".
2. ^ Jamal on course for double, while track debutant takes 10,000m title – Asian Games, Day Three
3. ^ Scenes From Beijing
4. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-03-21). Surprise in Seoul – Teimet clocks 2:06:49 – Seoul International Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-22.
5. ^ Turner, Chris & Jalava, Mirko (2006-03-14). Zhou Chunxiu becomes seventh woman to run a sub-2:20 Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-19.
6. ^ World Half-Marathon Stats. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.

## External links

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* Zhou Chunxiu at World Athletics
* Zhou Chunxiu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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Fastest performance of the year in women's marathon

* 1963: Gail Bakken-Johnson (USA)
* 1964: Dale Greig (GBR)
* 1965: Susan Johnson (USA)
* 1966: Bobbi Gibb (USA)
* 1967: Anni Pede-Erdkamp (FRG)
* 1968: Carol Haddrall (CAN)
* 1969: Sara Mae Berman (USA)
* 1970: Caroline Walker (USA)
* 1971–72: Cheryl Flanagan (USA)
* 1973: Miki Gorman (USA)
* 1974–75: Jacqueline Hansen (USA)
* 1976–77: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG)
* 1978: Julie Brown (USA)
* 1979: Joan Benoit (USA)
* 1980: Joyce Smith (ENG)
* 1981: Allison Roe (NZL)
* 1982–83: Joan Benoit (USA)
* 1984–85: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
* 1986: Grete Waitz (NOR)
* 1987: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
* 1988: Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
* 1989: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
* 1990: Rosa Mota (POR)
* 1991: Wanda Panfil (POL)
* 1992: Olga Markova (RUS)
* 1993: Wang Junxia (CHN)
* 1994–95: Uta Pippig (GER)
* 1996: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER)
* 1997–99: Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
* 2000–01: Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
* 2002–03: Paula Radcliffe (ENG)
* 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN)
* 2005: Paula Radcliffe (ENG)
* 2006: Deena Kastor (USA)
* 2007: Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)
* 2008–09: Irina Mikitenko (GER)
* 2010: Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)
* 2011–12: Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)
* 2013–14: Rita Jeptoo (KEN)
* 2015: Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)
* 2016: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
* 2017: Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)
* 2018: Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)
* 2019: Brigid Kosgei (KEN)
* 2020: Peres Jepchirchir (KEN)
* 2021: Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)
* 2022: Ruth Chepngetich (KEN)
* 2023: Tigst Assefa (ETH)
* 2024: Ruth Chepngetich (KEN)

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London Marathon – women's winners

* 1981–1982: Joyce Smith (GBR)
* 1983: Grete Waitz (NOR)
* 1984–1985: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
* 1986: Grete Waitz (NOR)
* 1987–1988: Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
* 1989: Véronique Marot (GBR)
* 1990: Wanda Panfil (POL)
* 1991: Rosa Mota (POR)
* 1992–1994: Katrin Dörre (GER)
* 1995: Małgorzata Sobańska (POL)
* 1996: Liz McColgan (GBR)
* 1997: Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)
* 1998: Catherina McKiernan (IRL)
* 1999: Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)
* 2000: Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
* 2001: Derartu Tulu (ETH)
* 2002–2003: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
* 2004: Margaret Okayo (KEN)
* 2005: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
* 2006: Deena Kastor (USA)
* 2007: Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)
* 2008–2009: Irina Mikitenko (GER)
* 2010: Aselefech Mergia (ETH)
* 2011–2012: Mary Keitany (KEN)
* 2013: Priscah Jeptoo (KEN)
* 2014: Edna Kiplagat (KEN)
* 2015: Tigist Tufa (ETH)
* 2016: Jemima Sumgong (KEN)
* 2017: Mary Keitany (KEN)
* 2018: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
* 2019–2020: Brigid Kosgei (KEN)
* 2021: Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN)
* 2022: Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH)
* 2023: Sifan Hassan (NED)
* 2024: Peres Jepchirchir (KEN)

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Xiamen Marathon – women's winners

* 2003-2005: Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)
* 2006: Sun Weiwei (CHN)
* 2007: Zhu Xiaolin (CHN)
* 2008: Zhang Yingying (CHN)
* 2009: Chen Rong (CHN)
* 2010: Atsede Bayisa (ETH)
* 2011: Amane Gobena (ETH)
* 2012: Ashu Kasim (ETH)
* 2013: Fatuma Sado (ETH)
* 2014-2015: Mare Dibaba (ETH)
* 2016: Worknesh Edesa (ETH)
* 2017: Meseret Mengistu (ETH)
* 2018: Fatuma Sado (ETH)
* 2019-2020: Medina Armino (ETH)
* 2021: Jiao Anjing (CHN)
* 2022: Meseret Alemu (ETH)
* 2023: Bekelech Gudeta (ETH)

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Asian Games champions in women's marathon

* 1986: Eriko Asai (JPN)
* 1990: Zhao Youfeng (CHN)
* 1994: Zhong Huandi (CHN)
* 1998: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
* 2002: Ham Bong-sil (PRK)
* 2006–10: Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)
* 2014: Eunice Kirwa (BRN)
* 2018: Rose Chelimo (BRN)
* 2022: Eunice Chumba (BRN)

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