Sung Ching-yang
 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 18 October 1992 Taiwan |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Chinese Taipei |
| Sport | Inline speed skating Long track speed skating |
Medal record | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 宋青陽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋青阳 | ||||||||
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Sung Ching-yang (Chinese: 宋青陽; pinyin: Sòng Qīngyáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [sʊ̂ŋ tɕʰíŋ jǎŋ]; born 18 October 1992) is a Taiwanese inline speed skater and long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. In international competitions he competes under the flag of Chinese Taipei.
At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Sung won two gold medals in roller sports, winning both the 300 metres time trial and the 500 metres sprint.
In ice skating Sung participated in the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres and 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres and has represented Chinese Taipei at the 2014 Winter Olympics in both events in Sochi. In December 2013 he won a bronze medal at the 1000 metres at the 2013 Winter Universiade speed skating.
Ching-Yang became the first speed skater to represent his country at the Winter Olympics (in 2014). In 2017 he was named to Chinese Taipei's team at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.[2]
Personal bests in speed skating
Sungs personal bests on the 500 and 1000 metres in long track speed skating are also national records for Taiwan.[3]
| Distance | Time | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 34.64 (NR) | Utah Olympic Oval | 15 November 2013 | World Cup |
| 1000 m | 1:08.83 (NR) | Utah Olympic Oval | 17 November 2013 | World Cup |
| 1500 m | 1:57.83 | Baselga di Piné Stadio del Ghiaccio | 15 December 2013 | Winter Universiade |
| 3000 m | 4:21.00 | Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink | 22 February 2008 | World Junior Championships |
References
- ^ a b Personal Information 2013 Winter Universiade
- ^ "Chinese Taipei Delegation for the 8th Sapporo Winter Asian Games 2017" (PDF). www.tpenoc.net/ (in Chinese and English). Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Skater business card of Ching-Yang Sung SpeedSkatingNews.info
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Taiwanese male speed skaters
- Inline speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for Taiwan
- Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in roller sports
- Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Roller skaters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Winter World University Games medalists in speed skating
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Taiwanese people