Zhou Chunxiu (; born November 15, 1978, in Sheqi County, Henan) is a Chinese marathon runner.
She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 3rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.Jamal on course for double, while track debutant takes 10,000m title – Asian Games, Day Three She won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, and won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, one second behind the silver medalist.Scenes From Beijing She finished fourth at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
On April 22, 2007, she won the women's race at the London Marathon for the first time in a time of 2:20:38. In 2010, Zhou took second place at the Seoul International Marathon, finishing behind Amane Gobena with a time of 2:25:01.Jalava, Mirko (2010-03-21). Surprise in Seoul – Teimet clocks 2:06:49 – Seoul International Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-22.
Her personal best for the marathon is 2:19:51 hours, a time which she achieved in March 2006 with her win at the Seoul International Marathon. The performance made her the seventh woman in history to surpass the barrier of two hours and twenty minutes in the marathon.Turner, Chris & Jalava, Mirko (2006-03-14). Zhou Chunxiu becomes seventh woman to run a sub-2:20 Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-19.
She set a half marathon best of 1:08:59 hours at the 2008 Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, winning the race in course record and China all-comers record time.World Half-Marathon Stats . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
Achievements Representing 2003Xiamen International MarathonXiamen, PR China 1stMarathon2:34:16Beijing MarathonBeijing, PR China 2ndMarathon2:23:412004Xiamen International MarathonXiamen, PR China 1stMarathon2:23:28Olympic GamesAthens, Greece33rdMarathon2:42:54Beijing MarathonBeijing, PR China 2ndMarathon2:28:422005Seoul International MarathonSeoul, South Korea 1stMarathon2:23:24Xiamen International MarathonXiamen, PR China 1stMarathon2:29:58World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5thMarathon2:24:12Beijing MarathonBeijing, PR China 2ndMarathon2:21:112006Seoul International MarathonSeoul, South Korea 1stMarathon2:19:51Asian GamesDoha, Qatar 1stMarathon2:27:032007London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom 1stMarathon2:20:38World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 2ndMarathon2:30:452008Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China 3rdMarathon2:27:072009London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom12thMarathon2:29:02World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4thMarathon2:25:392010Asian GamesGuangzhou, China 1stMarathon2:25:002011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea6thMarathon2:29:58
See also China at the World Championships in Athletics
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