Wang Fang (Chinese: 王芳, born 29 July 1977) is a Chinese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] She has also been a coach on the Chinese national team since 2014.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  China |
| Born | 29 July 1977 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronized swimming |
After her retirement in 2001, Wang Fang returned to her hometown Nanjing where she trained a few local children in Xuanwu District.[3] Among them were Gu Xiao and Guo Li, then only 9 years old,[4] and Wang Fang coached them all the way from the district youth team to the senior national team. Liang Xinping (a year younger than Gu Xiao and Guo Li) also came under her wing at the age of 12.[5] The trio was on Wang Fang's national team, who won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wang Fang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Han Feizhouyou (韩飞周游) (2014-09-23). "江苏3"美人鱼"助力花游团体金牌 每天泡在水里9小时" [Three "Mermaids" from Jiangsu Help Win Team Gold in Synchronised Swimming; Spend Nine Hours in Water Every Day]. Xiandai Kuaibao (in Chinese).
- ^ Huang Qiyuan (黄启元) (2018-01-05). "江苏花样游泳队队员个个大长腿 每天训练8小时" [All Members of Jiangsu Synchronised Swimming Team Have Long Legs; Train Eight Hours Every Day]. Yangtze Daily (in Chinese).
- ^ Lin Yuanqin (林元沁) (2016-08-26). "江苏花游三朵"金花"今日归来 即将投入全运会备战训练" [The Three "Golden Flowers" of Jiangsu Synchronised Swimming Team Return Today; Will Prepare for National Games Soon]. Jiaohuidian (in Chinese).
- ^ Wang Wei (王卫) (2015-07-31). ""美人鱼"起舞 中国花游队将再次冲击金牌" [Dancing "Mermaids": Chinese Synchronised Swimming Team Again Fighting for Gold]. Xiandai Kuaibao (in Chinese).
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