| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 16 February 1992 Yanshan County, Jiangxi, China |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Sprint canoe |
| Event | C–2 500 m |
Medal record | |
Xu Shixiao (born 16 February 1992) is a Chinese sprint canoeist.[1] She won the gold medal with her teammate Sun Mengya in women's C-2 500 metres at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on 7 August 2021.[2][3]
She studied at Jiangxi Normal University.
She competed at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and won a gold medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[4]
She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she and her partner Sun Mengya won the gold medal in women's C-2 500 metres in the event's debut on the Olympic stage, as the Olympics moves toward gender equality.
