Huang Xuechen (黄雪辰, Huáng Xuěchén, born 25 February 1990) is a Chinese Olympic synchronised swimmer.[1]

Huang Xuechen
Huang Xuechen at Open Make Up For Ever 2013
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34)
Shanghai, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
ClubShanghai
Medal record
Women's Synchronised swimming
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 5 2
World Championships 0 16 2
Total 0 21 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Duet
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Duet
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Duet
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome Free routine combination
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Solo technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Duet technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Team technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Free routine combination
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Team free routine
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona Solo technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona Solo free routine
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Solo free routine
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Duet technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Duet free routine
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Team technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Duet technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Duet free routine
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Team technical routine
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju Team free routine
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team Technical Routine
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team Free Routine

Early life

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Huang was born in Shanghai on 1990. In 1996, she entered Shanghai Peihua School to start training in swimming and in 2000, she switched to synchronized swimming. In 2002, Huang entered the Shanghai University of Sport.[2]

Career

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In 2005, Huang entered the national youth team and in 2006, entered the national team. In 2009, Huang won the third place in the synchronized swimming double free-routine at the 11th National Games in Shandong.[3]

Huang competed in the women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal.

She followed up this success in the women's duet (with Liu Ou) and women's team events at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze and silver medal respectively. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won two silver medals, one in the duet (with Sun Wenyan) and one in the team event.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Huang Xuechen Olympic Results". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ "揭秘花游美女黄雪辰:大哭当宣泄 抱大腿求教练". sports.sohu.com. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "图文-全运花游吴怡文/黄雪辰双人摘铜 亭亭玉立". sina.com.cn. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Huang Xuechen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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