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Guangyuan
LI |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
China
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Gender | Men |
Born | 27 Feb 1997
in Taizhou, CHN |
Height | 1.87 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
China |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He was briefly hospitalised after showing symptoms of altitude sickness during the 2018 National Championships in Taiyuan, People's Republic of China. (sports.163.com, 17 Apr 2018)
He fractured his right arm playing basketball in August 2012, and was out of action for six months. (tzty.gov.cn, 11 Oct 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His parents encouraged him to learn to swim for safety reasons. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Aaron Peirsol. (zjtyol.zjol.com.cn, 21 Sep 2016) |
Awards and honours |
In both 2017 and 2018 he received the Sports First Class Medal from the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.163.com, 08 Dec 2018; zjsports.gov.cn, 07 Jan 2018)
In 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.sohu.com, 06 Jan 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age six at Huangyan Children's Sports School in Taizhou, People's Republic of China. He was selected to join the Zhejiang Provincial team for professional training at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to K-pop music. (Weibo profile, 24 Apr 2019) |
Nicknames |
Leo (Weibo profile, 20 Feb 2021) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT He announced his retirement from the sport following the 2021 National Games in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. (Weibo profile, 27 Sep 2021; jiemian.com, 09 Oct 2021) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Backstroke |
54.36 |
6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Backstroke |
1:55.89 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Backstroke |
1:58.57 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Backstroke |
54.29 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Backstroke |
53.84 |
Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Backstroke |
1:57.10 |
3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Backstroke |
1:56.79 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Backstroke |
54.34 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
DNS |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
52.36 |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
4 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
2:05.35 |
4 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
54.94 |
57 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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2 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
51.60 |
5 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.82 |
7 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
52.11 |
6 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
52.49 |
4 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Backstroke |
52.44 |
5 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:45.26 |
Asian Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
54.30 |
2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:57.47 |
6 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
25.57 |
Asian Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Backstroke |
55.01 |
4 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Backstroke |
1:57.13 |
1 |
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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Heats |
2014 |
Incheon, KOR |
200m Backstroke |
DSQ |
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