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| Yawen
HOU |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 09 Sep 1998
in Dalian, CHN |
| Height | 1.78 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Liaoning Province : China |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She liked playing in the sea, so her parents sent her to learn how to swim. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2017 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sohu.com, 04 Jan 2017)
In 2014 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 21 Jan 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age five in Dalian, People's Republic of China. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading, learning English. (sports.nen.com.cn, 13 Apr 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
China |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She has represented People's Republic of China in open water swimming and competed at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jun 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Yuan Yue [club], CHN |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
800m Freestyle |
8:30.59 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
1500m Freestyle |
16:08.10 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
800m Freestyle |
DNS |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:58.98 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:26.79 |
| 37 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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| 2 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:15.04 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:16.81 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:02.06 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:33.81 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:08.18 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:26.49 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
58:00.9 |
| 9 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km - Team Relay |
55:14.8 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
DSQ |
| 23 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 15 |
2019 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
2:02:03.70 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:03:59.0 |
| 29 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 17 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:04:03.5 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Qiandaohu, CHN |
10km |
2:07:03.60 |
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