Zhou Yang (Chinese: 周洋; pinyin: Zhōu Yáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂóʊ jǎŋ]; born 9 June 1991)[1] is a female Chinese short track speed skater. She won the gold medal in the 1500 m event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] She also won the gold medal in 1500m event at 2014 Sochi Olympics.[3] Zhou added another gold medal on the Chinese 3000 m relay team. She set a new world and Olympic record in the 1,000 m semifinal. She was bestowed the honour of the national flag bearer for China at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea [4] as China's most decorated active winter Olympian with 3 gold medals from previous Olympics, after Yang Yang and Wang Meng who have retired from the sport.
 Zhou Yang (middle) won the gold medal in Ladies' 1500 meters in 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 9, 1991 Changchun, Jilin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short Track Speed Skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500m: 43.992 (2010) 1000m: 1:29.049 (2010) 1500m: 2:16.729 (2008, WR) 3000m: 4:58.955 (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editZhou Yang started skating at age eight. A speed skating coach noticed that she had potential in the sport.[5]
In the 2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Zhou Yang won the gold medal in the women's 3000 meter super final. Zhou was also ranked second overall, following another Chinese skater Wang Meng.
References
edit- ^ "Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". Data.star.sports.cn. 9 June 1991. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhou Yang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "Zhou Yang retains women's 1000m short track title at Sochi". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Yang Zhou – Short Track Athletes". Vancouver2010.com. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
External links
edit- Zhou Yang at the International Skating Union
- Zhou Yang at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
- Zhou Yang at Olympics.com
- Zhou Yang at Olympedia
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