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| Yuhan
ZHANG |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 06 Jan 1995
in Wuhan, CHN |
| Height | 1.73 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Beijing, CHN |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading, writing, painting, watching movies, listening to music. (Weibo profile, 05 Jun 2020; tyj.hubei.gov.cn, 06 Jan 2020) |
Injuries |
She collapsed due to hypokalemia [low potassium] after winning a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle in the 2017 National Games in the People's Republic of China. She was sent to hospital and did not attend the medal ceremony. (sports.sina.com.cn, 06 Sep 2017, 07 Sep 2017; finance.ifeng.com, 06 Sep 2017)
In 2013 she dislocated her collarbone during training one month prior to the National Games. She was able to resume training and compete at the Games. (sports.gmw.cn, 11 Sep 2013; sports.sina.com.cn, 11 Sep 2013)
In 2013 she suffered from pleurisy [a lung inflammation] due to overtraining. (edu.gmw.cn, 12 Oct 2015) |
Famous relatives |
Her parents were both national champions in finswimming in the People's Republic of China. (sport.gov.cn, 04 Feb 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her parents introduced her to swimming, and she enjoyed being in the water. She played tennis in her youth and once finished runner-up in a city-level competition in the People's Republic of China. However, she had to choose one sport to continue and picked swimming over tennis after finishing primary school. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age five in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Iron Girl (edu.gmw.cn, 12 Oct 2015) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Sport is not always about winning. It is about passion and surpassing yourself." (finance.sina.com.cn, 05 Dec 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Other names |
Xin Zhang |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 26 Jan 2015) |
Hero / Idol |
Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan. (sports.sina.com.cn, 11 Sep 2013) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2017 she began studying for master's degree at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (tyj.hubei.gov.cn, 06 Jan 2020; sport.gov.cn, 24 Oct 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Public Administration - China University of Geosciences: Wuhan, CHN |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She represented the People's Republic of China in open water swimming at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Welland, ON, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Aug 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Hubei Province: China |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
800m Freestyle |
8:35.32 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Freestyle |
4:06.30 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:47.96 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:46.22 |
| 7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
4:06.03 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
800m Freestyle |
8:26.06 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:44.96 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
800m Freestyle |
8:35.17 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
2:08.57 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:34.08 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
800m Freestyle |
8:21.05 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
400m Freestyle |
4:02.61 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:42.09 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
2:12.40 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
55.34 |
| 49 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 6 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.72 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
2:08.23 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.67 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:05.79 |
| 60 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.30 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:01.37 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:08.80 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:48.61 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.67 |
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