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| Junxuan
YANG |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 26 Jan 2002
in Zibo, CHN |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Shandong Province: China |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Drawing, painting, calligraphy. (sdxw.iqilu.com, 15 Jun 2022; Xiaoxiang Morning News Baijiahao page, 22 Jun 2022) |
Famous relatives |
Her mother was a professional volleyball player. Her father was an amateur basketball player. (zynews.com, 08 May 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her parents sent her for swimming lessons. She was later scouted by coach Sun Zhiwei. |
Name of coach |
Wang Aimin [club, national], CHN |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age six. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
1101 [because it used to be her number for sports competitions at school], Miaomiao (wap.xinmin.cn, 22 Jun 2022; sports.sina.com.cn, 15 Mar 2021; k.sina.com.cn, 22 Aug 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Zibo, CHN |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2022 she received the National May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (thepaper.cn, 03 May 2022)
In 2021 she received the National May 4th Youth Medal, the National March 8th Red Banner Pace-Setter award, the National May 1st Labour Medal, the Shandong Provincial Advanced Worker award, and the 'Moving Zibo' Person of the Year award in the People's Republic of China. (163.com, 23 Jan 2022)
In 2019 she was named a Medal of Honour Athlete by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sohu.com, 31 Dec 2019)
In 2019 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 08 Jan 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. (sports.sina.com.cn, 15 Mar 2021) |
Milestones |
Alongside teammates Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie and Tang Muhan, she was part of the first team representing the People's Republic of China to win Olympic gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay, following their victory in the event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Aug 2022; Shenzhen Economic Daily Baijiahao page, 31 May 2022) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (thepaper.cn, 30 Jun 2023; v.iqilu.com, 21 Apr 2023) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.01 |
| 17 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
53.02 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:40.33 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:38.86 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:54.13 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
54.09 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.40 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.92 |
| 17 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
54.18 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:35.25 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.73 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.43 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:35.83 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:46.22 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.11 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.96 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:36.12 |
| 7 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:51.44 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.87 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.92 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:34.08 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 6 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:37.58 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 49 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.41 |
| 8 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
53.68 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
57.89 |
| 7 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
54.10 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
26.55 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
53.11 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:33.96 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:37.73 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Freestyle |
54.17 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.48 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.78 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:48.61 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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