Gao Tingyu
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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(s) | 500 m |
Club | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre |
Gao Tingyu | |||||||||
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]
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]
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External links
- Gao Tingyu at the International Skating Union
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- Gao Tingyu on Instagram
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for China (with Zhao Dan) Beijing 2022 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by | Flagbearer for China at the Olympics closing ceremony (with Xu Mengtao) Beijing 2022 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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