Cheng Fangming Explained

Cheng Fangming
Sport:	Biathlon
Club:	Zhujiabian
Birth Date:	28 March 1994
Birth Place:	Shangzhi, China

Cheng Fangming (born 28 March 1994) is a Chinese biathlete.^[1] He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Career

Cheng started biathlon in 2011. Cheng won two medals at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in the sprint and pursuit events.^[3] He was banned for two years in 2016 for doping, taking the diuretic medication hydrochlorothiazide. He competed in multiple biathlon events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was part of the Chinese team in the mixed relay, placing 15th out of 20 teams.^[4] He placed 69th in the individual event,^[5] 32nd in the sprint,^[6] 22nd in the pursuit,^[7] and 16th with the Chinese team in the men's relay.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

World Championships

0 medals

• During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Biathlon Union - Athlete profile for Fangming CHENG. International Biathlon Union - IBU.
2. Web site: Fangming CHENG Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308060110/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1064360-fangming-cheng.htm . 2022-03-08 . live.
3. Web site: China emerge as biathlon power with shock mixed relay victory at Lillehammer 2016. February 17, 2016. www.insidethegames.biz.
4. Web site: Saturday's Biathlon Results. February 5, 2022. WTOP News.
5. Web site: France's Fillon Maillet takes men's 20km individual biathlon title at Beijing 2022 -Xinhua. www.xinhuanet.com.
6. News: China's best performance at Beijing Winter Games helped by top foreign coaches. Sara. Germano. Tom. Mitchell. Financial Times . February 16, 2022.
7. Web site: Sunday's Biathlon Results. February 13, 2022. WTOP News.