Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王强; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition.[2] By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.[3]
| Wang Qiang | |
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| Country |  China |
| Born | 23 April 1993 Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 4 – (2018–2020, 2022–present) |
| Starts | 17 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (36th in 2022) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
| Updated on 20 March 2022. | |
| Wang Qiang | |||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 王强 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王強 | ||||||||
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Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | DSQ | 63 | 59 | 67 | — | 27 |
| 2022 | 28 | — | — | 46[a] | 30 | 13 | 13 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 72 | — | — | 28 | 13 | 21 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2018 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 25 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 105 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 36 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 podium – (1 WC, 0 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021–22 | 3 March 2022 |  Drammen, Norway |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ "Athlete Profile: WANG Qiang - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ Make history! Wang Qiang cross-country skiing silver medal Chinese player on the World Cup podium for the first time min.news Retrieved 30 March 2023
- ^ "Cup standings".
- ^ "WANG Qiang". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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