Deng Lijuan
Birth date12 May 2000 (age 26)
Birth nameDeng Meigu
Birth placeLeiyang, China
HometownChangsha, China
TypeofclimberCompetition speed climbing
Years active2018–present

Deng Lijuan (; born 12 May 2000) is a Chinese competition speed climber. Deng represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal in the speed climbing event.[1][2]

Career

Deng competed in speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She knocked out Indonesia's Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi and Rajiah Sallsabillah in her quarterfinal and semifinal heats. In the final she faced Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław. Despite setting a personal best time of 6.18 she lost by 0.08 seconds and finished in the second position winning a silver medal.

Major results

Olympic Games

Discipline2024
Speed2

World championships

Discipline20232025
Speed102

World Cup

Discipline201820192021202220232024
Speed4026—431

Asian championships

Discipline2018
Speed11

References

  1. ^ 贺霞婷. "Chinese climber wins silver in Paris 'vertical sprint'". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ "Deng Lijuan". Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-08-07.