Wang Zilu
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| Nickname(s) | Lulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 2003 Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shaanxi Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Yan Yunwen, Kang Qi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Olena Diachenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wang Zilu (Chinese: 王子露; born 18 June 2003) is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Personal life
In 2019 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport,[2] her ambitions is to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games and the 2025 National Games of China.[1]
She is studying physical education at Beijing Sport University, China.
Career
She took up the sport at the age of 7.[3]
Junior
Zilu qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, she finished 16th in qualification and didn't advance to the final.[4]
Senior
She competed at the 2019 Asian Championships in Pattaya, where she won silver in team. was selected, as an individual, to compete at the 2021 Wold Championships in Kitakyushu, where she ended 28th in the All-Around and with hoop, 35th with ball, 19th with clubs and 32nd with ribbon.[5]
In 2023 she started at the World Cup in Athens, ending 26th in the All-Around.[6] She was 7th in the All-Around, 4th in the clubs final and 8th with ribbon in Sofia.[7] In April she was 11th in Tashkent and 22nd in Baku.[8][9] She then competed at the Asian Championships in Manila, winning bronze in the All-Around, teams and with hoop.[10][11] In the last World Cup stage in Milan she took 24th place in the All-Around.[12] Wang was then selected for the World Championships in Valencia, being 7th in teams, 10 in the All-Around, 16th with hoop, 43rd with ball, 12th with clubs and 5th with ribbon, as well as achieving a spot for the Olympics in Paris thanks to the reallocation.[13]
On March 24 2024 she won gold with clubs at the World Cup in Athens, her first medal in that competition.[14]
Achievements
- First Chinese rhythmic gymnast to win a gold medal in an individual apparatus final at the FIG World Cup series.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
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| 2024 | Hoop | Homicidal Dependence by Jardines May |
| Ball | Mind Demons by Audiomachine | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | 醉太平 by Seven Kwan | |
| 2023 | Hoop | So Say We All by Audiomachine |
| Ball | Nagashi by Jigoku Shoujo | |
| Clubs | To Dwell On Dreams by Audiomachine | |
| Ribbon | 醉太平 by Seven Kwan | |
| 2020/2021 | Hoop | Despair / Escape from Slavery by Hans Zimmer and PP Music |
| Ball | 四季歌 by Beijing Livetion Orchestra | |
| Clubs | Tetsujin by Juno Reactor, Don Davis | |
| Ribbon | Romani Holiday (Antonius Remix) by Hans Zimmer |
References
- ^ a b "WANG Zilu - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "国家体育总局竞技体育司". www.sport.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics丨Shaanxi Wang Zilu creates the best record in the history of the Chinese players' World Championships". k.sina.cn. 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Youth Olympics Qualification" (PDF). buenosaires2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "2021 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). usagym. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Athens 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Tashkent 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Uzbekistan's Takhmina Ikromova Dominates 14th Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships, Retains All-Around Crown – Asian Gymnastics Union". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Final. Hoop. Seniors" (PDF). Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Milan 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2023 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "World Cup Atene: un oro e tre argenti per l'Italia nelle finali di specialità". #HomeOfRhythmics (in Italian). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
External links
- Zilu Wang at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Wang Zilu on Instagram