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Bingjie LI
Sport Swimming
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born03 Mar 2002 in Baoding, CHN
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Beijing, CHN
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Hebei Province: China
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport during the first grade of primary school in Baoding, People's Republic of China.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
General Interest
Famous relatives
Her father Li Jian and her mother Wang Wei have both competed in swimming at national level in the People's Republic of China. (myzaker.com, 02 Aug 2017; m.cnhubei.com, 28 Oct 2022)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
Her parents both competed in swimming at an elite level and would often take her to the pool.
General Interest
Hero / Idol
US swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky. (epaper.ynet.com, 26 Sep 2021; Instagram profile, 02 Aug 2019; sports.sina.com.cn, 31 Jul 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (news.sjtu.edu.cn, 19 Oct 2021; dutenews.com, 30 Oct 2022; sohu.com, 12 May 2023)
Awards and honours
She was named 2022 Asian Female Swimmer of the Year by swimming website SwimSwam in its Swammy Awards. She won the same award in 2017. (swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2022, 30 Dec 2017)

She received the 2018 Sports Medal from the General Administration of Sport of China. She was also named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China in 2018. (sports.163.com, 08 Dec 2018; sport.gov.cn, 01 Feb 2018)

She was named Rookie of the Year at the 2017 Laureus China Top 10 Athletes Awards. (xinhuanet.com, 21 Dec 2017)

In 2015 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 09 Nov 2015)
Further Personal Information
Languages
English, Mandarin
Higher education
Management - Shanghai Jiao Tong University: China
General Interest
Injuries
She suffered a bone fracture in early 2020. (sports.xinhuanet.com, 02 May 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Zhou Yilin [club], CHN; Ha Sinan [club], CHN; Mark Schubert [personal], USA
General Interest
Milestones
Alongside teammates Zhang Yufei, Tang Muhan and Yang Junxuan, 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)
Hobbies
Studying English. (swimswam.com, 23 Jan 2023)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2021 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 4:01.08
20 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Freestyle 1:59.03
10 2021 Tokyo, JPN 1500m Freestyle 15:59.92
10 2021 Tokyo, JPN 800m Freestyle 8:22.49
1 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:40.33
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2024 Doha, QAT 1500m Freestyle 15:56.62 
8 2024 Doha, QAT 200m Freestyle 1:57.83
2 2024 Doha, QAT 400m Freestyle 4:01.62
1 2024 Doha, QAT 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:47.26
3 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 1500m Freestyle 15:45.71 
2 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 800m Freestyle 8:13.31
5 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 400m Freestyle 4:01.65
Heats 2022 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 4:08.25
Heats 2022 Budapest, HUN 1500m Freestyle 16:13.92
5 2022 Budapest, HUN 800m Freestyle 8:23.15
4 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:45.72
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 800m Freestyle 8:37.41
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 400m Freestyle 4:07.88
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Freestyle 1:57.30
4 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:46.22
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 4:03.25
2 2017 Budapest, HUN 800m Freestyle 8:15.46
Semifinal 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:57.11
2 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:44.96
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 400m Freestyle  DNS
Heats 2022 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 200m Freestyle  DNS
1 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 800m Freestyle 8:02.90
1 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 400m Freestyle 3:55.83
3 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:39.92
4 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 800m Freestyle 8:09.81
3 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 400m Freestyle 3:57.99
1 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:34.08
Heats 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 400m Individual Medley 4:40.03
15 2016 Windsor, ON, CAN 400m Freestyle 4:07.03 
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
32 2018   Overall Ranking  
4 2018 Beijing, CHN 200m Freestyle 1:53.48
1 2018 Beijing, CHN 400m Freestyle 3:59.20
11 2017   Overall  
4 2017 Beijing, CHN 800m Freestyle 8:20.84
2 2017 Beijing, CHN 400m Freestyle 4:01.75
5 2017 Doha, QAT 200m Freestyle 1:58.69
2 2017 Doha, QAT 800m Freestyle 8:18.14
2 2017 Doha, QAT 400m Freestyle 4:02.58
5 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 200m Freestyle 2:00.06
1 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 800m Freestyle 8:27.89
2 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 400m Freestyle 4:09.13
1 2017 Singapore, SGP 800m Freestyle 8:12.36
4 2017 Singapore, SGP 200m Freestyle 1:54.93
3 2017 Tokyo, JPN 200m Freestyle 1:54.91
1 2017 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 3:59.14
7 2016 Beijing, CHN 200m Freestyle 1:55.99
6 2016 Beijing, CHN 200m Individual Medley 2:14.94
2 2016 Beijing, CHN 800m Freestyle 8:19.34
4 2016 Beijing, CHN 400m Freestyle 4:03.52
4 2016 Beijing, CHN 400m Individual Medley 4:42.11
Asian Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2016 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 4:07.16
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 1500m Freestyle 15:51.18 
2 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 200m Freestyle 1:56.00
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 800m Freestyle 8:20.01
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 400m Freestyle 4:01.96
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:49.34
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:33.96
2 2018 Jakarta, INA 400m Freestyle 4:06.46
2 2018 Jakarta, INA 800m Freestyle 8:28.14
Heats 2018 Jakarta, INA 1500m Freestyle 15:53.80
1 2018 Jakarta, INA 200m Freestyle 1:56.74
1 2018 Jakarta, INA 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:48.61