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| Xuechen
HUANG |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 25 Feb 1990
in Shanghai, CHN |
| Height | 1.76 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Wang Pudong, daughter Wang Yifei [2017] |
Residence |
Shanghai, CHN |
Occupation |
Athlete, Coach |
Languages |
English, Mandarin |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming in 1996. She switched to artistic swimming in 2000 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. |
Club / Team |
Shanghai: China |
Name of coach |
Zhang Xiaolei [club], CHN |
International Debut |
Year |
2007 |
Competing for |
China |
Tournament |
World Championships |
Location |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Laughing Girl (eladies.sina.com.cn, 05 Aug 2012) |
Injuries |
She broke one of her toes in 2007. (sports.21cn.com, 08 Aug 2012)
She has suffered from a series of wrist injuries during her career. (mt.sohu.com, 17 Aug 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"No pain, no gain." (Weibo profile, 15 Feb 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2016 she was presented with an award for her contribution to sport by the General Administration of Sport of China. (wemedia.ifeng.com, 05 Jan 2017)
In 2014 she was named Synchronised Swimmer of the Year by the International Swimming Federation [FINA]. (globaltimes.cn, 02 Dec 2014)
In 2006 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 25 Sep 2006) |
Milestones |
She and Liu Ou became the first Chinese artistic swimmers to win a medal in the duet event at the Olympic Games when they claimed bronze at the 2012 Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jun 2018; 2012.163.com, 08 Aug 2012) |
Famous relatives |
Her husband Wang Pudong has represented the People's Republic of China in swimming. He finished fourth in the 200m butterfly at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jun 2018; sohu.com, 20 Jun 2017) |
Other information |
COACHING
She began serving as an athlete-coach for the Shanghai provincial team in the People's Republic of China after competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Renmin Net Baijiahao page, 30 Jun 2022)
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She retired from artistic swimming after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but made her comeback in November 2018. (sports.sina.com.cn, 18 Jan 2019; China Sports Weibo profile, 16 Jan 2019) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Duet |
192.449 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
192.984 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Duet |
192.369 |
| 3 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Duet |
192.870 |
| 2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
194.010 |
| 3 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
Team |
97.334 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
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| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Free Routine |
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| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Technical Routine |
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| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Technical Routine |
94.007 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Duet Free Routine |
95.766 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Solo Free Routine |
95.700 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Technical Routine |
94.461 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Technical Routine |
93.328 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Free Routine Combination |
96.200 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
96.133 |
| 2 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Duet Free Routine |
95.900 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Solo Technical Routine |
95.500 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Solo Free Routine |
95.720 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Duet Technical Routine |
96.500 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Technical Routine |
96.800 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Free Routine Combination |
96.390 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Solo Technical Routine |
96.500 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team Free Routine |
96.580 |
| 3 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team Free Routine |
97.167 |
| 3 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team Technical Routine |
96.667 |
| 2 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Free Routine Combination |
97.667 |
| 7 |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Solo Free Routine |
93.666 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
Duet |
185.185 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
94.967 |
| 1 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
Team |
192.000 |
| 1 |
2010 |
Guangzhou, CHN |
Free Routine Combination |
97.125 |
FINA World Trophy |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2013 |
Mexico City, MEX |
Total |
379.834 |
| 2 |
2008 |
Madrid, ESP |
Total |
390.666 |
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