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Nationality | Chinese |
Born | Yichun, China | 15 December 1997
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 |
Gao Tingyu | |||||||||
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Chinese | 高 亭 宇 | ||||||||
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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]
Gao 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]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Chinese |
Born | Yichun, China | 15 December 1997
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Event | 500 m |
Club | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre |
Gao Tingyu | |||||||||
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Chinese | 高 亭 宇 | ||||||||
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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]
Gao 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]