Gao Tingyu Explained
Gao Tingyu |
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Birth Date: | 15 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Yichun, China |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Weight: | 71 kg |
Country: | China |
Event: | 500 m |
Club: | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre |
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]
Career
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold. 2022-02-12. ABC News. en.
- Web site: 2022-02-12. Who is China's men's 500m speedskating champion Gao Tingyu?. 2022-02-12. South China Morning Post. en.
- Web site: 31 January 2022. Speed skater Gao and skeleton's Zhao chosen as China's Beijing 2022 flagbearers. 2022-02-12. www.insidethegames.biz.
- Web site: Gao Tingyu, Xu Mengtao to be flag bearers of Chinese delegation at closing ceremony-Xinhua. 2022-02-20. www.xinhuanet.com.
- Web site: Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu . pyeongchang2018.com . 19 February 2018 . 21 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180421155710/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3026585-gao-tingyu.htm . dead .
- News: Murakami. Sakura. 2022-02-11. Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m. en. Reuters. 2022-02-12.
- Web site: 2022-02-12. Olympics - Speed skating - Gao wins China its first men's speed skating gold. 2022-02-12. nippon.com. en.
- Web site: Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday. 2022-02-12. inquirer.com. en. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212111501/https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/olympics-live-norways-boe-skis-gold-biathlon-20220212.html. dead.
- Web site: 2022-02-12. Emotional Gao hails 'passionate' fans after speedskating gold. 2022-02-12. South China Morning Post. en.