China, with 11 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze, has 24 medals while USA jumped to second place with nine golds and 15 silver and 13 bronze for a total of 37 medals
The 25-year-old missed out on the direct qualification for the quarterfinals after coming behind New Zealand's Thomas Mackintosh (6:55.92), Stefanos Ntouskos (7:01.79) and Abdelkhalek Elbanna (7:05.06), respectively.