Gao Chang (born January 29, 1987, in Jinan, Shandong, China)[1] is a Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team. She was part of the Chinese 4 x 100 m medley relay team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Gao Chang won the gold in the 50-metre backstroke final of 2010 Asian Games.
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| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1987 Jinan, Shandong, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major achievements
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- 2004 Olympic Games - 15th 100 m back;
- 2004 World Short-Course Championships - 2nd 50 m/100 m back;
- 2005 World Championships - 2nd 50 m back;
- 2005 Asian Winter Games - 1st 50 m/100 m back;
- 2005 National Games - 1st 100 m back;
- 2006 World Short-Course Championships - 3rd 50 m/100 m back;
- 2007 Asian Games - 2nd 50 m back;
- 2008 World Short-Course Championships - 2nd 50 m back
- 2010 Asian Games - 1st 50 m back
Records
edit- 2004 National Championships - 28.48, 50 m back (AR);
- 2004 Short-Course World Cup - 58.49, 100 m back (NR);
- 2005 World Championships - 28.31, 50 m back (Tournament Record);
- 2008 World Short-Course Championships - 26.70 50 m back (AR)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athlete Biography: GAO Chang". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15.
- ^ "Gao Chang Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ Gao's bio Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine from the Chinese Olympic Committee for the 2008 Olympics, lists these "Major Achievements" as well as the "Records".
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