Chu Yuanmeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

Chu Yuanmeng
Chu in 2023
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999
Yakeshi, China
Sport
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  China
Asian Games
2025 Harbin 4 × 6 km relay
Winter Military World Games
2017 Sochi 7.5 km team sprint
2017 Sochi 15 km patrol race

Chu Yuanmeng (Chinese: 褚源蒙; pinyin: Chǔ Yuánméng; born 21 November 1999) is a Chinese biathlete. She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Chu Yuanmeng was born on 21 November 1999 in Yakeshi, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China.[1] Her father, Chu Jiming, was a railway worker on the Zhalomude Station in Hulunbuir, facing extreme cold weather in the winter.[2] Chu went skiing for the first time at age seven with her father.[2] She was encouraged to try biathlon by a coach who spotted her while she was competing in track and field, and started training in the sport by joining the People's Liberation Army Bayi Ski Team in 2011.[2][3] Chu was first selected to the biathlon youth national team in 2015 after winning the national championship.[3]

Career

In 2016, Chu won a gold medal at the 13th National Winter Games of China in the women's 4×6km relay as a member of the Hulunbuir women's team.[4] The following year, at the 2017 Winter Military World Games, she helped China win bronze medals in both the 7.5 km team sprint and the 15 km patrol race.[5][6] In 2019, at the 14th National Winter Games (roller skiing events), Chu won a gold medal in the women's 4×6km relay and the silver medal in the women's 12.5km sprint individual event.[3] The next month, she won two gold medals and one silver medal in the junior section of the 24th Summer Biathlon World Championships.[2] Chu won a gold medal in the 4 × 6 km relay at the 2020–21 National Biathlon Championships.[7]

In January 2022, Chu was named to the Chinese delegation for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[8] She helped her team finish 12th in the relay race.[9] She also placed 35th in the individual event and 61st in the sprint.[1]

At the 2023–24 National Biathlon Championships in January 2024, Chu won the 4 × 6 km relay, 7.5km sprint, and 15km individual titles.[10] The following month at the postponed 14th National Winter Games in 2024, she won a historic haul of four gold medals and two silver medals.[11][12]

In January 2025, Chu was selected to the Chinese delegation for the 2025 Asian Winter Games.[13] She helped her team win the gold medal in the relay race,[14] and placed sixth in the sprint.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chu Yuanmeng". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "两名"铁路闺女"，首次出击亚冬会！". Guangming Daily (in Chinese). 12 February 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "牙克石小将褚源蒙期待能参加北京冬奥会". China Sports Daily (in Chinese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via General Administration of Sport of China.
  4. ^ "从学生军到运动员 内蒙古四女孩冬季两项夺金" (in Chinese). General Administration of Sport of China. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  5. ^ "3RD CISM WORLD WINTER GAMES | WOMEN 7.5 KM SPRINT". milsport.one. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  6. ^ "3RD CISM WORLD WINTER GAMES | WOMEN 15 KM PATROL RACE". milsport.one. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  7. ^ "全国冬季两项冠军赛落幕" (in Chinese). China News Service. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  8. ^ "北京冬奥会中国体育代表团成立 为史上最大规模 实现全项目参赛". Beijing Daily (in Chinese). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  9. ^ "瑞典摘得冬季两项女子接力金牌——中国四姐妹相互鼓励拼尽全力". China Sports Daily (in Chinese). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via General Administration of Sport of China.
  10. ^ "河北省运动员获6金3银1铜". Hebei Daily (in Chinese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via People's Daily Online.
  11. ^ ""四冠王"褚源蒙——"十四冬"正逢花样年华". China Sports Daily (in Chinese). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via General Administration of Sport of China.
  12. ^ "迎风雪彩凤翔舞 揽四金冠压群芳: 访十四冬冬季两项四金得主褚源蒙". Hebei Sports Culture Website (in Chinese). hbtywh.org.cn. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  13. ^ "哈尔滨第9届亚冬会中国体育代表团人员名单". China Sports Daily (in Chinese). 25 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via General Administration of Sport of China.
  14. ^ "铁路闺女褚源蒙亚冬会夺金" (in Chinese). China News Service. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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