{{short description|Chinese field hockey player}} {{Family name hatnote|Zou|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Zou Meirong | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|09|01}} | birth_place = China | position = Forward | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = China U–18 | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 17 | nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = China | nationalcaps2 = 43 | nationalgoals2 = 13 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2022 Hangzhou|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}} {{MedalGold|2025 Hangzhou|}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Donghae|}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Ranchi|}} {{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Buenos Aires|Team}} }} '''Zou Meirong''' (born 1 September 2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1382/reports/teams |title=Team Details – China |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> is a field hockey player from China, who plays as a forward.<ref name="FIH">{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/20329 |title=ZOU Meirong |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref>
==Career== ===Under–18=== Zou made her junior international debut for China in 2018. She represented the national U–18 team at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, where she won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/15/c_137533527.htm |title=Argentina girls claim historic hockey gold |publisher=Xinhua |website=xinhuanet.com |date=15 October 2018 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref>
===National team=== In 2021, Zou made her international debut for China. She represented her country at the Asian Champions Trophy in Donghae, winning a bronze medal.<ref name="FIH"/>
She did not represent the national team again until 2023. She appeared during season four of the FIH Pro League, as well as in a test series against Australia in Perth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/zou-meirong/380772/ |title=Zou Meirong – Player Info |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="FIH"/> Later that year she won her first gold medal with the national team, taking home the title at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-hangzhou-hockey-results-score-medal-winners-women |title=Asian Games 2023 women's hockey: Results, scores, points table and medal winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com |date=7 October 2023 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.news.cn/20231007/83220915306247a6851829e077678b49/c.html#:~:text=China%20wins%20Asian%20Games%20women's%20hockey%20title%2C%20seals%20Olympic%20qualification,-Source%3A%20Xinhua&text=HANGZHOU%2C%20Oct.,offer%20here%20for%20Paris%202024. |title=China wins Asian Games women's hockey title, seals Olympic qualification |publisher=Xinhua |website=english.news.cn |date=7 October 2023 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/600_360665.html |title=Korea takes silver behind China in women's field hockey |publisher=Korea Times |website=The Korea Times |date=8 October 2023 |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> A month after the Asian Games, Zou also won bronze at the Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi.<ref name="FIH"/>
In 2024, Zou has represented China in season five of the FIH Pro League and at the International Festival of Hockey in Perth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/competitions/453/reports/teams |title=Team Details – China |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-vs-china-hockeyroos-women-hockey-perth-series-match-2-score-result |title=Perth Hockey Festival 2024: Hockeyroos bounce back to secure thrilling draw against China |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com |date=22 April 2024 |accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{FIH|20329}} * {{Olympics.com|meirong-zou}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zou, Meirong}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Women's field hockey forwards Category:Chinese women's field hockey players Category:21st-century Chinese sportswomen Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic field hockey players for China Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for China Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey Category:Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey Category:Asian Games field hockey players for China