Li Jianrou

Li Jianrou

Jianrou at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-15) August 15, 1986 (age 30) Jilin City, Jilin, China
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Short track speed skating
Coached by	Li Yan (National Team Coach)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500m: 43.486 (2014) 1000m: 1:30.042 (2013) 1500m: 2:18.350 (2012) 3000m: 5:04.961 (2012)
Medal record Women's short track speed skating Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 5 1 0 World Team Championships 0 1 0 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 500 m World Championships 2011 Sheffield 3000 m relay 2012 Shanghai Overall 2012 Shanghai 1500 m 2012 Shanghai 3000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 3000 m relay 2012 Shanghai 1000 m World Team Championships 2011 Warsaw Team Winter Universiade 2011 Erzurum 3000 m relay 2011 Erzurum 1500 m

Li Jianrou (Chinese: 李坚柔; born 15 August 1986 in Jilin City, Jilin Province) is a Chinese Short track Speed skater. She won a gold medal in the 500 m event of the 2014 Winter Olympics. She is the 2012 Overall World Champion. She represented China in the 2014 Winter Olympic's Ladies' 500 m event, 1000 m event and 1500 m event. She competed with China's women's relay team in the Ladies' 3000 m relay Finals and Semifinals.

Li took up the sport at the age of 10 in her hometown, Jilin, China. Educated at the Northeast Normal University in Changchun, she joined the national team in 2007 under the coaching of Li Yan. Li made her debut at the 2010 Speed Skating World Cup for China and in 2011, she was given the Sports Honour medal. In 2014, she finally achieved her ambition of participating in the Sochi Winter Olympics.