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'''Gao Tingyu ''' (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.<ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=A. B. C.|title=Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/gao-1st-chinese-man-win-olympic-speedskating-gold-82843740|access-date=2022-02-12|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>
'''Gao Tingyu ''' (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.<ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=A. B. C.|title=Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/gao-1st-chinese-man-win-olympic-speedskating-gold-82843740|access-date=2022-02-12|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>


Gao 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>
Gao 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 had become 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><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-12|title=Olympics - Speed skating - Gao wins China its first men's speed skating gold|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/reu20220212KBN2KH0BP/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=nippon.com|language=en}}</ref>


Gao competed in the [[Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres|500m event]] at the [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing Winter Olympics]], where he won a gold and also set the new Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, making him the first Chinese man to win a gold medal in Olympic speedskating.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday|url=https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/olympics-live-norways-boe-skis-gold-biathlon-20220212.html|access-date=2022-02-12|website=https://www.inquirer.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-12|title=Emotional Gao hails ‘passionate’ fans after speedskating gold|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166814/winter-olympics-gao-tingyu-claims-chinas-fourth-gold-beijing-games|access-date=2022-02-12|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>
Gao competed in the [[Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres|500m event]] at the [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Beijing Winter Olympics]], where he won a gold and also set the new Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, making him the first Chinese man to win a gold medal in Olympic speedskating.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday|url=https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/olympics-live-norways-boe-skis-gold-biathlon-20220212.html|access-date=2022-02-12|website=https://www.inquirer.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-12|title=Emotional Gao hails ‘passionate’ fans after speedskating gold|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166814/winter-olympics-gao-tingyu-claims-chinas-fourth-gold-beijing-games|access-date=2022-02-12|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>

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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 is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.[1]

Gao made his Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[2] winning a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao had become the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.[3][4]

Gao competed in the 500m event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where he won a gold and also set the new Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, making him the first Chinese man to win a gold medal in Olympic speedskating.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ News, A. B. C. "Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ Murakami, Sakura (11 February 2022). "Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Olympics - Speed skating - Gao wins China its first men's speed skating gold". nippon.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday". https://www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  6. ^ "Emotional Gao hails 'passionate' fans after speedskating gold". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  China
(with Zhao Dan)
Beijing 2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent