Xu Lijia

Xu Lijia
Personal information
Native name徐莉佳
NicknameLily[1]
NationalityChinese
Born (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37)
Shanghai, China
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Sport
Country China
SportSailing
EventLaser Radial
Coached byLiu Xiaoma (刘小马)[3]
Jon Emmett[4]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Laser Radial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Laser Radial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Los Angeles Laser Radial
Silver medal – second place 2008 Auckland Laser Radial
Silver medal – second place 2012 Boltenhagen Laser Radial
Updated on 13 August 2012

Xu Lijia (Chinese: 徐莉佳; pinyin: Xú Lìjiā; born 30 August 1987 in Shanghai) is a Chinese sailboat racer who won a bronze medal in women's Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics[5][3] and a gold medal in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] where she was the flag bearer for China at the closing ceremony.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ISAF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Lijia Xu". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Xu Lijia". Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Chinese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. ^ Xu Lijia And Her Husband Can’t Not Be Adorable. ShanghaiEye.com.cn. 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Xu Lijia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ 徐莉佳出任伦敦奥运会闭幕式中国代表团旗手. Eastday (in Chinese). 12 August 2012.