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'''Gao Tingyu ''' (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who competes internationally.
'''Gao Tingyu ''' (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who competes internationally.


The 20-year-old made his Olympic debut at the [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 PyeongChang Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3026585-gao-tingyu.htm |title=Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu |website =pyeongchang2018.com |accessdate=19 February 2018}}</ref> winning a bronze medal in the [[Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres|Men's 500m]] speed skating event. In doing so, Gao becomes the first [[List of Olympic medalists for China#Winter Olympics|male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}
The 20-year-old made his Olympic debut at the [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 PyeongChang Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3026585-gao-tingyu.htm |title=Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu |website =pyeongchang2018.com |accessdate=19 February 2018}}</ref> winning a bronze medal in the [[Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres|Men's 500m]] speed skating event. In doing so, Gao becomes the first [[List of Olympic medalists for China#Winter Olympics|male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murakami|first=Sakura|date=2022-02-11|title=Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/speed-skating-dubreuil-aims-end-canadian-drought-mens-500m-2022-02-11/|access-date=2022-02-12}}</ref>


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Revision as of 09:53, 12 February 2022

Gao Tingyu
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27)
Yichun, China
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
Event500 m
ClubHeilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 500 m
World Single Distances Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sapporo 500 m
Gao Tingyu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Tíngyǔ
IPA[káʊ tʰǐŋ ỳ]

Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese speed skater who competes internationally.

The 20-year-old made his Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[1] winning a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao becomes the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ Murakami, Sakura (11 February 2022). "Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  China
(with Zhao Dan)
Beijing 2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent