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Haiyang QIN
Sport Swimming
NOC China   
GenderMen
Born17 May 1999 in Zhuzhou, CHN
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Shanghai: China
General Interest
Awards and honours
He and basketball player Yang Liwei were named flag bearers for the People's Republic of China for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (HAGOC, 22 Sep 2023)

He was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China in 2019. (sport.gov.cn, 09 Jan 2019)

He received the 2018 First Class Sports Medal from the General Administration of Sport of China. (kknews.cc, 07 Dec 2018)

He was named the 2017 Rookie of the Year by the People's Liberation Army in the People's Republic of China. (sports.qq.com, 11 Jan 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Cui Dengrong [club], CHN
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
Residence
Shanghai, CHN
Higher education
Management - Tongji University: Shanghai, CHN
General Interest
Most influential person in career
Coach Ye Jin. (thepaper.cn, 14 Dec 2018)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He first tried the sport at age five, and at age nine he began training at a sport school in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Four years later, he started trial training with the People's Liberation Army [Navy] swimming team, and in 2014, at age 15, he became a member of the People's Liberation Army [Navy] swimming team.
General Interest
Nicknames
Calm Brother [given to him by a coach because of his personality]. (china.huanqiu.com, 21 Aug 2023)
Ambitions
To win three gold medals in breaststroke events at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Shanghai Sports Bureau, 02 May 2023; sport.gov.cn, 22 Sep 2023)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
26 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Individual Medley 1:58.95
  2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Breaststroke DSQ
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 200m Breaststroke 2:05.48
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 50m Breaststroke 26.29
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 100m Breaststroke 57.69
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:38.57
22 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Breaststroke 2:13.35
Heats 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Individual Medley 1:59.68
8 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:34.62
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Breaststroke 2:09.11
6 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Individual Medley 1:57.06 
Semifinal 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Breaststroke 2:10.14
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Breaststroke 2:02.22
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Individual Medley 1:54.98
4 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 50m Breaststroke 25.82
4 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 100m Breaststroke 56.33
5 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
7 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
7 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:25.15
5 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Breaststroke 2:03.48
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Individual Medley 1:59.04
6 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Breaststroke 56.77
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Medley Relay  
2 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:01.15
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023   Overall Ranking  
1 2023 Athens, GRE 100m Breaststroke 58.44
1 2023 Athens, GRE 50m Breaststroke 26.52
1 2023 Athens, GRE 200m Breaststroke 2:08.05
1 2023 Berlin, GER 100m Breaststroke 57.69
1 2023 Berlin, GER 50m Breaststroke 26.29
1 2023 Berlin, GER 200m Breaststroke 2:07.45
1 2023 Budapest, HUN 100m Breaststroke 57.82
1 2023 Budapest, HUN 50m Breaststroke 26.30
1 2023 Budapest, HUN 200m Breaststroke 2:07.32
4 2019 Jinan, CHN 100m Breaststroke 59.63
2 2019 Jinan, CHN 200m Individual Medley 1:57.34
63 2017   Overall  
3 2017 Beijing, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:04.18
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Individual Medley 1:57.41
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Breaststroke 57.76
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:07.03
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 50m Breaststroke 26.35
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:27.01
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay 3:37.73
3 2018 Jakarta, INA 200m Breaststroke 2:08.07
3 2018 Jakarta, INA 200m Individual Medley 1:57.09
5 2018 Jakarta, INA 100m Breaststroke 1:00.24
1 2018 Jakarta, INA 4 x 100m Medley Relay