Wang Qun (swimmer) explained

Wang Qun
Fullname:王群
Nationality:Chinese
Strokes:Breaststroke, individual medley
Club:Qingdao Military Sports School
Coach:Shi Lili, Zhang Yadong, Tao Rong
Birth Date:17 November 1991
Birth Place:Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height:181cm (71inches)
Weight:60kg (130lb)

Wang Qun (; born 17 November 1991) is a Chinese swimmer who specialised in the breaststroke.[1]

Career

Wang attended the Qingdao Military Sports School where she was coached by Shi Lili. She never joined the provincial team but jumped directly onto the national team in 2005 after she broke the School Games record in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke.[2]

At the 2005 East Asian Games in Macao, she defeated star teammate Luo Xuejuan in the 100m event. At the world short course championships in 2006, she qualified to the breaststroke final and placed seventh. She was a double medalist at the Asian Games, winning the bronze in the 50 m breaststroke in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha[3] and the silver medal in the 200m individual medley at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.[4]

She won four medals at the 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, including two golds in the breaststroke.

Wang was a member of the Chinese team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing but did not compete. She was noticed by the media after photos of her training showed marks from cupping therapy.[5]

Major achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Chinese Sports Delegation Roster. Chinese Olympic Committee. 6 November 2015.
  2. News: 游泳运动员--王群. Swimmer Wang Qun. 6 November 2015. beijing.cn. 23 July 2007.
  3. News: Asian Games: China's swimmers stun in Qatar. 6 November 2015. Taipei Times. 4 December 2006.
  4. News: Yilei. Yu. Talented teenager aims high. 6 November 2015. China Daily. 4 July 2008.
  5. News: Friedell. Nick. Chinese swimmer uses cupping treatment to get healthy. 6 November 2015. Yahoo!. 5 August 2008.