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Personal information | |
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Native name | 郑好好 |
Born | [1] Huizhou, Guangdong, China[2] | 11 August 2012
Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Sport | Skateboarding |
Event | Park |
Club | Huizhou, Guangdong Province |
Zheng Haohao (Chinese: 郑好好; pinyin: Zhèng Hǎohǎo; born 11 August 2012) is a Chinese park skateboarder.[citation needed] At age 11, she was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics, making her the youngest-ever Chinese Olympian.[3]
Early life
Zheng was born in 2012 in Huizhou, China to a family of Korean ethnicity.[2][4] She began practicing skateboarding at age 7.[5] In July 2024, she graduated from Jinshan Lake Primary School in Huizhou.[6] Her English language nickname is Lilibet.[7]
Career
In 2020, Zheng joined the Huizhou skateboarding team and started her skateboarding career.[6] In September 2021 at the 2021 National Games of China, she represented Guangdong in the women's bowl pool skateboarding event.[8][9][non-primary source needed] In 2022, she won the championship in the women's skateboarding group B bowl pool finals of the 16th Guangdong Provincial Games.[10]
On 19 March 2023, at the 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Skateboard Open, Zheng won the first place in the women's bowl pool skateboarding event.[11][non-primary source needed] In May of the same year, she participated in the World Skateboarding Tour in San Juan, Argentina, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.[12] On 4 June, in the bowl and pool final of the 2023 China Skateboarding Open in Lishui, Zheng won the gold medal with 32.20 points.[13] In August 2023, at the 2022 National Roller Skating Championships, she won first place in the women's bowl pool skateboarding with a score of 30.27.[14] On 4 November, in the women's skateboarding bowl final of the 1st National Youth Games in Nanning, China, she placed second with 64.68 points.[15] From 2 to 3 December, at the 2023 Guangdong Youth Skateboarding Championship, she won the gold medal in the skateboarding bowl event.[16][non-primary source needed]
On 16 May 2024, in the women's bowl skateboarding preliminaries of the 2024 Summer Olympics qualification series in Shanghai, Zheng scored 51.73 points, ranking her 20th among 44 contestants.[17][non-primary source needed] On 24 June, following her performance at the women's bowl skateboarding event at the 2024 Summer Olympics qualifying series in Budapest, she qualified to take part in the Olympics.[citation needed] On 1 July, she was chosen for the Chinese national skateboarding team for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 11, making her the youngest Chinese sportsperson in history to participate in the Olympics.[8][18][non-primary source needed] In the preliminary contest on 6 August, Zheng scored 63.19 points, and was eliminated in the first round.[19][non-primary source needed]
References
- ^ Li, Xia (6 July 2024). "惠州两名运动员将征战巴黎奥运会". Huizhou Daily. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Zheng Haohao". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Zheng Haohao, 11, becomes China's youngest Olympian". 6 August 2024.
- ^ "英雄出少年!新华社报道惠城11岁小将风采". Weixin. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ China Daily (28 June 2024). "Eleven-year-old secures spot on skateboarding Olympic team". China Daily. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "郑好好:惠州天才少女,四年"滑"进奥运". Huizhou Daily. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Beech, Hannah. "Teens and Tactics Blur in China's Quest for Gold". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Zhang, Zoey (2 July 2024). "Youngest China Olympian: skateboarder, 11, aims to 'fulfil dreams' of others in Paris". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "【全运会】曾文蕙女子街式赛夺冠,广东滑板收获一金两银". Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "广州/惠州/肇庆队勇夺金牌!广东省第十六届运动会滑板赛事圆满成功!". Weixin. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "2022粤港澳大湾区滑板公开赛圆满收官". Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "巴西和英国选手在今年首场滑板碗池奥运积分赛中折桂". Xinhua News Agency. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ ""韵味杭州"2023年中国滑板公开赛(钱塘站)碗池项目圆满收官". 163.com. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "20金15银14铜!广东惠州轮滑全国赛再获佳绩!". Weixin. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "滑板——学青会:女子碗池决赛赛况". Xinhua News Agency. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "2023年广东省青少年滑板锦标赛在惠州落幕". Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Zhang, Yang (18 May 2024). "郑好好专访:参加奥运像是人生的分水岭". Olympics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "体育总局社体中心关于公示滑板、霹雳舞项目巴黎奥运会参赛运动员名单的通知". General Administration of Sports. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Merrell, Chloe. "Paris 2024 skateboarding: Eleven-year-old Chinese rising star Zheng Haohao is enjoying the ride". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
- Zheng Haohao at The Boardr
- Zheng Haohao on Weibo (in Chinese)