Xu Lijia
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Xu Lijia is a female Chinese sports sailor
who won a bronze medal for Team China
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
She races Laser Radial class
single-handed dinghies. She began her international career aged 11 in the Optimist dinghy in the 1998 Asian Optimist Championships, progressing to the Europe class
(an Olympic class until 2004.)
Xu won the 7th race in the fleet series at the Qingdao Olympic regatta
, earning a net 50 points overall.
Sailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
who won a bronze medal for Team China
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China....
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.
She races Laser Radial class
Laser Radial
The Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to...
single-handed dinghies. She began her international career aged 11 in the Optimist dinghy in the 1998 Asian Optimist Championships, progressing to the Europe class
Europe (dinghy)
The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class....
(an Olympic class until 2004.)
Xu won the 7th race in the fleet series at the Qingdao Olympic regatta
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
, earning a net 50 points overall.
Major performances
- 1998 Chinese Optimist Championships – 1st
- 1999 Asian Championships – 1st Optimist class;
- 2001/2002 World Championships – 1st Optimist class;
- 2002 Asian Games – 1st Optimist class;
- 2005 National Games – 2nd Europe class;
- 2006/2008 World Championships – 1st/2nd Laser Radial class;
- 2006 Asian Games – 1st Laser Radial class
- 2008 Olympics – 3rd Laser Radial class