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Junyi HE
Sport Swimming
NOC China   
GenderMen
Born02 Aug 1997 in Shaoxing, CHN
Height1.95 m
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Zhejiang Province: China
General Interest
Awards and honours
In 2021 he was named a Zhejiang Province Model Worker in the People's Republic of China. (zufe.edu.cn, 27 Oct 2021)

In 2016 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (jts.sport.gov.cn, 03 May 2016)
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
Mandarin
Higher education
Marketing - Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics: China
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang. (paper.dzwww.com, 30 Mar 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Zhu Zhigen [club, national], CHN
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began the sport at age five and started to train systematically with the Zhejiang Provincial Team at age 12.
Why this sport?
He was scouted by swimming coach Zhao Qihua because he was taller than other children at the time. His parents thought it would be good to get him involved in a sport and allowed him to take up swimming.
General Interest
Most influential person in career
Coach Zhu Zhigen. (sports.eastday.com, 12 Sep 2018)
Other information
DISTANCE CHANGE
He swam long distance early in his career but almost quit swimming because he was unhappy with his results and felt he was not getting any advantage from his height. He was about 170cm tall at age 14. With encouragement from coach Zhu Zhigen he stayed and then grew more than 20cm. He then switched to short-distance swimming. "I loved swimming from very early on, but without coach Zhu Zhigen, I wouldn't be where I am today. In the past few years, my weight grew significantly, I became stronger and then faster. Because I was a long-distance swimmer before and switched to short-distance swimming, I have better stamina." (sports.sina.com.cn, 29 Mar 2019; sohu.com, 02 Dec 2018; sports.eastday.com, 12 Sep 2018)
Further Personal Information
Residence
Shaoxing, CHN
General Interest
Hobbies
Basketball. (new.qq.com, 10 Aug 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I believe that becoming a champion is the goal of all athletes, I am no different. I want to swim every competition well to chase the gold medal, and to have a long career in swimming." (zufe.edu.cn, 12 Apr 2019)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
18 2021 Tokyo, JPN 100m Freestyle 48.50
8 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Medley Relay DSQ
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 100m Freestyle 48.67
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay  
7 2019 Gwangju, KOR 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:10.55
Heats 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay  
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2019 Jinan, CHN 100m Freestyle 48.67
2 2019 Jinan, CHN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:30.90
4 2018 Beijing, CHN 100m Freestyle 47.54
8 2018 Beijing, CHN 50m Freestyle 22.11
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2018 Jakarta, INA 4 x 100m Medley Relay