Lu Shao-chuan
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryTaiwan
SportSports shooting
EventAir rifle
Medal record
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 Munich10 m air rifle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangMixed team 10 m air rifle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-Palembang10 m air rifle
Asian Air Gun Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 New Delhi10 m air rifle
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Mixed team 10 m air rifle

Lu Shao-chuan (Chinese: 呂紹全; Wade–Giles: Lǚ Shàoquán; born 24 March 1997) is a Taiwanese sports shooter. He competed in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, and grabbed the bronze medal in the mixed teams' 10m air rifle event partnered with Viktoriya Sukhorukova of Ukraine.[1] He also competed at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games. Teamed-up with Lin Ying-shin, they claimed the first gold medal for the Chinese Taipei contingent at the 2018 Games in the mixed 10 metre air rifle team event. He also won the bronze medal in the men's 10 m air rifle event.[2] Lu placed fifth in the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships, and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the first Taiwanese sports shooter to qualify for the Olympic 10-meter air rifle competition.[3]

References

  1. "青奧射擊混團 呂紹全奪銅" (in Chinese). China Times. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "【亞運有片】10公尺空氣步槍混雙 林穎欣/呂紹全奪台灣首金" (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. Lung, Po-an; Mazzetta, Matthew (5 November 2019). "Taiwanese sport shooter qualifies for 2020 Olympics". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 November 2019.


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