Rong Ningning

Rong Ningning (born 5 October 1997) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Rong Ningning
Personal information
Born (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 26)
Height158 cm (5.18 ft; 62 in)
Sport
CountryChina
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Budapest57 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Nur-Sultan57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Bishkek59 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Xi'an57 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 59 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 59 kg

Career

In 2017, Rong competed in the 58 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France where she reached the quarterfinals after defeating Jowita Wrzesień and Pooja Dhanda in earlier rounds.[2] In the quarterfinals she was defeated by Marwa Amri who went on to win the silver medal in that event. Rong then entered the repechage where she won her match against Iryna Chykhradze of Ukraine but lost her bronze medal match against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan.

In 2018, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event.

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3] In the same year, at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event.[4]

Rong represented China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 57 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match.[5]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2018Asian ChampionshipsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan1stFreestyle 59 kg
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1stFreestyle 57 kg
2019Asian ChampionshipsXi'an, China1stFreestyle 57 kg
World ChampionshipsNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan2ndFreestyle 57 kg

References