Ji Xiaojing
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 35)
Liaoning, China
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air pistol (AP60)
25 m pistol
Turned pro2002
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4 (August 2018)
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon 10 m team air pistol
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang AP60 mixed team

Ji Xiaojing (Chinese: 纪晓晶; pinyin: Jì Xiǎojīng; born 18 June 1988) is a Chinese female sport shooter.[1][2] She mainly competes in ISSF 10m air pistol event at international shooting competitions.[3] She represented China at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed her first Asian Games medal, gold in the AP60 mixed team event along with Wu Jiayu.[4][5]

Career

She started training the sport of shooting in 2002 at the age of 14. She rose to prominence in international level after claiming a gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event and clinching a silver medal in the women's 25m pistol event during the 2013 Asian Air Gun Championships.

Ji Xiaojing also claimed victorious at the 2018 ISSF World Cup by securing a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event with Wu Jiayu.[6] She also clinched a silver medal in the women's 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 ISSF World Cup.[7]

She qualified to compete at the 2018 Asian Games, her maiden Asian Games appearance and took gold medal in the mixed team category.[8]

Records

Current world records held in 10 meter air pistol
Women Teams 1739  China (Jiang, Wang, Ji) September 4, 2018 Changwon (KOR) edit

References

  1. ^ "2018年雅加达亚运会中国体育代表团名单公示--体育--人民网". sports.people.com.cn. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "JI Xiaojing | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – Ji Xiaojing". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ "China takes two medals from first-day shooting at Asiad – Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ^ antaranews.com. "Asian Games (shooting) – China grabs gold medal in air pistol event – ANTARA News". Antara News. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ^ "China break world record to win 10m air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ "ISSF World Cup 2018, Fort Benning, USA: Result 25m Pistol Women". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Asian Games: China wins gold and silver at shooting range". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

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Asian Games shooting champions in mixed 10 metre air pistol team
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