Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese speed skater who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.[1] He had served as one of the flag bearers for Team China at both the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic's opening ceremony, and its closing ceremony.[2][3][4]
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Yichun, China |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
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| Country | China |
| Event | 500 m |
| Club | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre |
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| Chinese | 高亭宇 | ||||||||
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Career
editGao made his Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[5] winning a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao had become the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.[6][7]
Gao competed in the 500m event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where he won a gold and also set the new Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, making him the first Chinese man to win a gold medal in Olympic speedskating.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Who is China's men's 500m speedskating champion Gao Tingyu?". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Speed skater Gao and skeleton's Zhao chosen as China's Beijing 2022 flagbearers". www.insidethegames.biz. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Gao Tingyu, Xu Mengtao to be flag bearers of Chinese delegation at closing ceremony-Xinhua". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Murakami, Sakura (11 February 2022). "Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Olympics - Speed skating - Gao wins China its first men's speed skating gold". nippon.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday". inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Emotional Gao hails 'passionate' fans after speedskating gold". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
External links
edit- Gao Tingyu at the International Skating Union
- Gao Tingyu in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Gao Tingyu at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Gao Tingyu at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Gao Tingyu at Olympedia
- Gao Tingyu on Instagram
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