{{short description|Chinese modern pentathlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Zhong Xiuting | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|09|15}} | birth_place = Xinhui, Guangdong, China | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = China | sport = Modern pentathlon | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's modern pentathlon }} {{Medal|Country| {{CHN}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Summer Youth Olympics }} {{Medal|Gold| 2014 Nanjing | Girls' individual }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Hangzhou | Tram }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Zhong Xiuting''' ({{zh|s=钟秀婷|t=|hp=Zhōng Xiùtíng|j=Zung1 Sau3-ting4}}; born 15 September 1999) is a Chinese modern pentathlete.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Factsheets-Reference-Documents/Games/YOG/04-YOG-Facts_and_Figures.pdf|title=Youth Olympic Games - Facts and Figures|date=2018-11-22|newspaper=Olympics|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref> She won the gold medal in the women's team event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/20230920/bf9da58979a74e4eacae7afb8ae93f0c/c.html|title=Modern pentathlon competition kicks off at Hangzhou Asian Games|newspaper=Xinhua|date=2023-09-20|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
==Early life== Born in 1999 in Xinhui, Guangdong, Zhong initially trained for swimming and was selected into provincial team before her coach switched her to train in modern pentathlon in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gd.sina.com.cn/jm/ms/2015-10-14/city-jm-ifxirmpz8322668.shtml|title=新会16岁女孩入现代五项国家队 曾夺青奥会冠军|newspaper=Sina|date=2010-10-14|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
==Sports career== Zhong made her debut in modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China during which she won gold medal in the individual event. At the 2015 UIPM Junior World Championships in Mexico City, she and Li Shuhan won the first place in mixed team relay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-youth-day8-idUSKBN0GN0HQ20140823/|title=Zambia's Siame wins 100 meter dash at Youth Olympics|first=Julia|last=Linden|newspaper=Reuters|date=2014-08-24|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/printpdf/news-page/21821|title= UIPM 2015 Junior World Championships: China Wins The Junior Mixed Relay|newspaper=Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)|date=2015-08-10|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
At the 2018 UIPM Pentathlon Junior World Championships in Czech Republic, she and Gu Yewen won silver medals. In December 2018, she represented Guangdong at the 2018 National Modern Pentathlon Championships in Guangzhou, China and won bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/news/uipm-2018-junior-world-championships-glory-guatemala-womens-relay|title=UIPM 2018: Junior World Championships: Glory For Guatemala In Women’s Relay|newspaper=Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)|date=2018-07-31|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/others/pentathlon/2018-12-08/doc-ihprknvt6986489.shtml|title=全国现代五项锦标赛落幕 张琳彬边雨霏夺冠|newspaper=Sina|date=2018-12-08|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
On 24 October 2019, at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China, Zhong along with Wang Shiqi won gold medal in the pentathlon team competition. In November 2019, at the 2019 Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships and 2020 Summer Olympics Asia and Oceania Qualifying Adult Mixed Relay held in Wuhan, she and Zhang Yu won the championship with a total score of 1448 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.people.com.cn/n1/2019/1025/c428720-31420161.html|title=军运会：军事特色项目中国选手表现抢眼|first=Yuhong|last=Lai|newspaper=People's Daily|date=2019-10-25|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://k.sina.cn/article_2810373291_a782e4ab02001fdda.html?from=sports&subch=osport|title=中国队逆袭斩获现代五项亚锦赛混合接力金牌|newspaper=Sina|publisher=Xinhua|date=2019-11-16|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
In 2022, at the Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Chinese team consisting of Zhong won the silver medal in women's team event with 3973 points. On 19 June 2023, at the 2023 National Modern Pentathlon Championships in Hangzhou, China, she won gold medal in the individual event with a total score of 1355 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bj.bjd.com.cn/5b165687a010550e5ddc0e6a/contentShare/5b16573ae4b02a9fe2d558f9/AP632838dfe4b07e590dc40fa7.html|title=祝贺！现代五项亚锦赛中国队收获两金|newspaper=Beijing Daily|first=Liang|last=Wang|date=2022-09-19|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.gov.cn/n20001280/n20067662/n20067613/c25722483/content.html|title=全国现代五项锦标赛决出四项冠军|newspaper=General Administration of Sport of China|date=2023-06-20|first=Fei|last=Song|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
In September 2023, at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, she along with Zhang Mingyu and Bian Yufei won gold medal in women's team event with a total of 4094 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/20230924/33b8882ad06f4b57aec253b99ff41869/c.html|title=Zhang, Jun defend modern pentathlon titles at Hangzhou Asiad|newspaper=Xinhua|date=2023-09-24|access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{UIPM|xiuting-zhong}} * {{Olympics.com profile|xiuting-zhong}} * {{Olympedia|2101493}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhong, Xiuting}} Category:Living people Category:1999 births Category:People from Xinhui, Jiangmen Category:Sportspeople from Guangdong Category:Chinese female modern pentathletes Category:Asian Games gold medalists in modern pentathlon Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:21st-century Chinese sportswomen Category:Modern pentathletes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics