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Full name | Chen Yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | May 2, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chen Yan ( simplified Chinese: 陈艳; traditional Chinese: 陳艷; pinyin: Chén Yàn; born May 2, 1979, in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a former Chinese swimmer. [1] She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2] At the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships she won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke and the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke. [3] [4] She failed a drug test at the 1998 Asian Games and was suspended from competition for four years. [5] [6]
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Full name | Chen Yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | May 2, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chen Yan ( simplified Chinese: 陈艳; traditional Chinese: 陳艷; pinyin: Chén Yàn; born May 2, 1979, in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a former Chinese swimmer. [1] She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2] At the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships she won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke and the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke. [3] [4] She failed a drug test at the 1998 Asian Games and was suspended from competition for four years. [5] [6]