Xu Xiaoming (simplified Chinese: 徐晓明; traditional Chinese: 徐曉明; pinyin: Xú Xiǎomíng; born September 14, 1984, in Harbin, Heilongjiang[1]) is a Chinese curler from Beijing.
Xu Xiaoming 徐晓明 | |
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Born | September 14, 1984 (age 39) |
Team | |
Curling club | Harbin CC, Harbin, Heilongjiang |
Skip | Xu Xiaoming |
Third | Zou Qiang |
Second | Wang Zhiyu |
Lead | Guan Tianqi |
Alternate | Tian Jiafeng |
Curling career ![]() | |
Member Association | ![]() |
World Championship appearances | 7 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) |
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 13 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
Olympic appearances | 2 (2010, 2014) |
Career
editHis team won bronze in the Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games and he competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Vancouver he will throw Second stones for the Chinese team.[2] He represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics as the third for the Chinese team.
Currently as the head coach of Chinese Men's Youth Curling Team, he leads the team to win the first ever men's World Junior Curling Championship in 2023.
Personal life
editXu is married to Kim Ji-sun who skipped the South Korean Women's National Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3] They have one child.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Xiaoming Xu - Curling Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "World Curling Federation - Teams for Vancouver 2010". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "Will country come before love for two Olympic curlers on Valentine's Day?". The Washington Post. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team China