Niu Chunge
Niu Chunge (born 14 February 2000) is a Chinese pole vaulter. She has won Chinese national titles indoors and outdoors as well as the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.
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| Born | 14 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Pole Vault: 4.62m (Xiamen, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niu Chunge (born 14 February 2000) is a Chinese pole vaulter. She has won Chinese national titles indoors and outdoors as well as the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]She won the World U18 Championships in Nairobi in 2017 with a personal best clearance of 4.20 metres.[2] She competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, placing sixth overall with a clearance of 4.25 metres.[3][4]
She won the Chinese indoor title in Tianjin in February 2023.[5] She won the Chinese outdoor national title in Shenyang in June 2023.[6] She won silver at the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok with a clearance of 4.51 metres.[7] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clearing 4.50 metres but not making the final.[8][9] She won bronze at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in October 2023.[10]
She won silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran in February 2024 with a clearance of 4.41 metres.[11] She subsequently competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12][13]
In May 2025, she won the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.[14] She was a finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, placing eleventh overall.[15]
In February 2026, she won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Niu Chunge". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Report: girls' pole vault – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017". World Athletics. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "China names team for IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". World Athletics. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Tampere IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Chinese Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "China dominates women's discus throw, pole vault at Asian Athletics Championships". people.cn. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic champs Gong, Liu to lead China for World Athletics Championships". 11 August 2023.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Asian Games 100m winner Ge crowned at China National Indoor Athletics Prix". ehangzhou.gov.cn. March 8, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2024: Ankita Dhyani wins silver medal in women's 3000m". Olympics.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Seven athletes from Anhui selected for the Chinese delegation at the Paris Olympics". anhuinews.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "26th Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 Sep 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 9 Feb 2026.
