| Birth Date: | 15 May 2004[1] |
| Nickname: | 滑板 (skateboard) |
| Native Name: | 周娅菲 |
| Birth Place: | Lishui, China |
| Height: | 156 cm |
| Country: | China |
| Typeofclimber: | Competition speed climbing |
| Years Active: | 2022–present |
| Club: | Zhejiang Provincial Rock Climbing Team |
| Coach: | Zhong Qixin |
Zhou Yafei (; born 15 May 2004) is a Chinese competition speed climber. She represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Zhou competed at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships and finished in eighth place.
During the first leg of 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, Zhou finished in first place with a personal best time of 6.54 seconds.[2] During the second leg of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, she finished in second place, just 0.02 seconds behind Aleksandra Kałucka.[3] As a result, she qualified to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] [5]
During the first race in the qualification round of the women's speed event, Zhou reached the timer first, however, she failed to press it hard enough to stop the clock on the sensor pad. The next race had a similar issue with the clock on the same pad. The sensor was declared defective, which required a half-hour stop in the competition for repairs.[6] [7] She finished the qualification round in fourth place with a personal best time of 6.389 seconds.[8] In the elimination heats, Zhou won her heat against Italy's Beatrice Colli with a time of 6.55. Zhou finished in seventh place after losing in the quarterfinals to eventual bronze medalist Aleksandra Kałucka of Poland.
Women's speed