ZHENG Ninali

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1998

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Heptathlon	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles - Heat 2	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon High Jump	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon Shot Put	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon 200m - Heat 1	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon Long Jump	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's Heptathlon 800m	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Olympic Games
10	Women's Heptathlon	2020	Tokyo, JPN	6318
Asian Championships
DNF	Women's Heptathlon	2023	Bangkok, THA	DNF
World Combined Events Challenge
10	Women's Heptathlon	2021	Tokyo, JPN	6318

Previous names:

Playing video games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Mandarin

Shanxi Province [People's Republic of China]

Sporting relatives:

Her grandmother Zheng Fengrong and her grandfather Duan Qiyan both competed in high jump at international level. Her brother Zheng Enlai [also known as Ty Schultz] represented the People's Republic of China in ice hockey at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jul 2023; sn, 01 May 2021; chinanews, 28 Apr 2021)

Food poisoning meant she had to pull out of the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, OR, United States of America. (sports, 12 Jul 2022)

In 2019 she suffered a serious ankle sprain while carrying a heavy weight and was out of action for just under a year. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

In 2018 she tore the ulnar collateral ligament [UCL] in her elbow while throwing the javelin. Her recovery took about one year. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

She took up athletics at age eight. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

She showed talent in sports as a child. Her grandparents, who both competed in athletics, decided to help develop her sporting abilities. (sn, 01 May 2021)

To win gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sohu, 12 May 2023; sx, 26 Sep 2021; chinanews, 26 Sep 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Her mother. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Her grandparents. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"To prioritise my mental health and enjoy the process. Track and field is such a mentally taxing sport. It difficult to succeed at the sport when you're not enjoying what you're doing along the way." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Additional Information

General
SWITCHING NATIONALITY
Competing as Nina Schultz, she won a silver medal in heptathlon for Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. She has Chinese heritage, and in 2018 she applied to switch nationality. She became eligible to represent the People's Republic of China in April 2021. "I came [to the People's Republic of China] not out of a sudden impulse but because I always wanted to fulfil my grandmother's dream of competing in the Olympics." (scmp, 02 Jul 2021; news, 04 Apr 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event