Li Jianrou (; ; 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.ISU Profile 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.
Career 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.
International Competition podiums DateCompetitionLocationRankEventResult28 Jan 2011 2011 Winter Universiade, Erzurum GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall 1500 m2:30.43430 Jan 2011 2011 Winter Universiade, Erzurum GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall 3000 m relay4:19.13612 Feb 2011 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Moscow Megasport Arena 1000 m relay1:32.02413 Feb 2011 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Moscow Megasport Arena 3000 m relay4:12.30813 Mar 2011 2011 World Championships, Sheffield Sheffield Arena 3000 m relay4:16.29520 Mar 2011 2011 World Team Championships, Warsaw Torwar II Team34 points23 Oct 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 1500 m2:24.12423 Oct 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 3000 m relay4:12.77430 Oct 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Centre Georges-Vézina 3000 m relay4:13.5594 Dec 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 1000 m1:32.37011 Dec 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1000 m1:30.92711 Dec 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay4:12.3945 Feb 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Moscow Megasport Arena 3000 m relay4:13.37412 Feb 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Dordrecht Sportboulevard 1000 m1:32.81912 Feb 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Dordrecht Sportboulevard 3000 m relay4:16.8879 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1500 m2:23.21711 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1000 m1:31.32511 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Overall60 points11 Mar 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay4:13.85520 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Olympic Oval 1500 m2:18.35021 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Olympic Oval 3000 m relay4:07.53027 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 1500 m2:22.85828 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay4:14.3052 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 3000 m relay4:11.8438 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1500 m2:19.4659 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1000 m1:30.6109 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay4:07.6602 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 1500 m2:21.7023 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 3000 m relay4:10.42510 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 1500 m2:25.05510 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 3000 m relay4:13.14810 Mar 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 3000 m relay4:14.10429 Sep 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1000 m1:30.66729 Sep 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay4:08.4056 Oct 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 3000 m relay4:08.12810 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Turin PalaTazzoli 3000 m relay4:11.40417 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Centre 3000 m relay4:06.78513 Feb 2014 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 500 m43.486
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