Zhong Qixin (born 7 April 1989) is a Chinese former competition speed climber. He is a four-time winner of the IFSC World Championships, taking four consecutive wins between 2007 and 2012. He also won the overall title of the 2015 World Cup.[1] In August 2011, he set the world speed climbing record in 6.26 seconds, which stood until October 2012, when it was broken by Evgenii Vaitcekhovskii [cs].[2]

Zhong Qixin
Qixin in 2018
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 (age 35)
Quannan County, China
Sport
SportCompetition climbing
EventSpeed
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championship 4
World Games 1 1
Asian Games 1
World Cup 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Avilés Speed
Gold medal – first place 2009 Xining Speed
Gold medal – first place 2011 Arco Speed
Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris Speed
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Speed
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cali Speed
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Palembang Speed
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Speed

His 13th and final World Cup victory came in October 2019 in Xiamen, where he missed the world record held by Reza Alipour by just one hundredth of a second with a time of 5.48 seconds.[3] After retiring in 2021, Zhong took over the position as head coach of the Chinese national speed climbing team.

He is married and is the father of twin daughters.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IFSC Climbing Worldcup 2015: M E N speed".
  2. ^ World record in speed climbing 2011 (6.26 seconds) HD. Jan Kříž. 2011-07-29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2018-02-15 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Gold for China and a New World Record". IFSC. 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "世界冠军,去不了东京奥运会". 体娱 INSIGHT视界 (in Chinese). 24 July 2021.
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