Female sailing athete Yu Chunyan was born in Nanhu District, Jiaxing City on April 18, 1985. She became a member of Zhejiang provincial sailing team in 1999 and the national team in 2005.

In 2006, she swept the titles in women’s sailing 470 at the Asian Sailing Championships, in women’s sailing 470 course race and long distance race at the National Sailing Championships in Qingdao, and in women’s sailing 470 course race at the National Sailing Championships Finals in Rizhao.

At the Doha Asian Games in 2006, she won the third place in women’s sailing 470.