Gao Tingyu

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Gao Tingyu
Personal information
Nationality Chinese
Born (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26)
Yichun, China
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

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]

References

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Olympic Games
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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