Luo Xuejuan

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Luo Xuejuan , born on January 26th, 1984 in sport with Hangzhou in the province of Zhejiang, is old a Chinese swimmer illustrating itself in the tests of brews. Appearing very young with the beginning of the year 2000, it reaches the apogee of its career by obtaining the Olympic title of the 100 meters brews in 2004. More than two years after this sacring, Luo announces its sporting retirement to look after cardiac problems.

Biography

National champion of the 100 m brews in 2000, the swimmer is selected to take part in the Olympic Games of 2000 which the town of Sydney organizes. Only 16 years old, it reaches the finale of the 200 m brews at the time which it obtains the eighth place. The young swimmer connects the following year with her first participation in the championships of the world to Fukuoka (Japan). At the time of these World in large basin, Luo carries out doubled the 50 m - 100 m brew. On this second test, the Chinese one obtains its first gold medal in front of Australian the Leisel Jones before repeating on the nonOlympic test of the 50 m by largely preceding American Kristy Kowal. Two years later, the swimmer is crowned once again on these two tests carrying with four the number of world titles appearing in her prize list.

In 2004, the Chinese one takes part for the second in the Olympic Games in Athens. Aligned on the test of the 100 m brews, it qualifies itself for the final thanks to the seventh stopwatch of the semi-finals. By improving the Olympic record into 1 ' 06" 64, the Chinese one gains the final while being essential in front of Australian the Brooke Hanson and Leisel Jones. It becomes thus the fifth Chinese swimmer Olympic champion.

As of the following year, the performances of the swimmer drop as at the time of the Mondiaux of Montreal during which it does not preserve her world titles obenus earlier two years. The swimmer is isolated of the in July 2006 national team for, according to media, to have touched money of her parraineurs, to have had a boyfriend and to have refused to involve itself.

A few times later, and after having declared fixed price for the Asian Plays of 2006, the brasseuse one gives up taking part in the Championnats of the world of swimming 2007 organized in Melbourne because of " problems of santé". Luo Xuejuan would be indeed victim many faintnesses since 2004. Finally, and after having presented its resignation to the office of the sports of Zhejiang, she announces itself her retirement on January 30th, 2007 in sport because of cardiac problems whereas she does not have which 23 years. In December of the previous year, the Chinese one had undergone an surgical operation in the middle.

Prize list

Olympic Games

Olympic Games of 2000 to Sydney (Australia):

8 E at the time of the finale of the 200 m brews (2 ' 27" 33 at the time of the finale).

Olympic Games of 2004 to Athens (Greece):

Gold medal on the test of the 100 m brews (1 ' 06" 64 at the time of the finale).

Championships of the world of swimming

Records

The former swimmer is holder of the Olympic record of the 100 m brews into 1 ' 06" 64, time carried out at the time of the finale to the plays of Athens in 2004. In addition, Luo Xuejuan improved twice the world records of the 50 m brews in small basin: in 2001 (30" 56) and in 2002 (30" 47).

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