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Gao Tingyu

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] He had served as one of the flag bearers for Team China at both the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic's opening ceremony, and its closing ceremony.[2][3][4]

Career

Gao made his Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Who is China's men's 500m speedskating champion Gao Tingyu?". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Speed skater Gao and skeleton's Zhao chosen as China's Beijing 2022 flagbearers". www.insidethegames.biz. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Gao Tingyu, Xu Mengtao to be flag bearers of Chinese delegation at closing ceremony-Xinhua". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ Murakami, Sakura (11 February 2022). "Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Olympics - Speed skating - Gao wins China its first men's speed skating gold". nippon.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday". inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Emotional Gao hails 'passionate' fans after speedskating gold". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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