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| Jianjiahe
WANG |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 17 Jul 2002
in Anshan, CHN |
| Height | 1.82 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Beijing, CHN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Liaoning Province: China |
Why this sport? |
Her parents encouraged her to take up the sport so that she could lose weight. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. (sohu.com, 28 Jul 2021; olympics.com, 28 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age five in Anshan, People's Republic of China. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2019 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 09 Jan 2019)
She was named Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year at the 2018 Swammy Awards, run by swimming news website SwimSwam. (swimswam.com, 30 Dec 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Everyone has different growth periods. I follow the pace of my own development and follow the steps." (swimswam.com, 18 Oct 2018) |
Injuries |
She injured her left leg during training in 2019. She required six stitches and was unable to train or compete for two weeks. (sports.sina.com.cn, 24 Jul 2019) |
Nicknames |
Liangliang (sohu.com, 21 Aug 2018; Weibo profile, 01 Dec 2021) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
Before competitions, she posts a photo of her younger brother on social media as she believes it brings her luck. (sohu.com, 28 Jul 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
She covers around 13,000 metres in the pool each day. |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
1500m Freestyle |
15:46.37 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:21.93 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
1500m Freestyle |
15:51.00 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
800m Freestyle |
8:18.57 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Freestyle |
4:03.67 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:46.22 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:04.35 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:54.56 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.23 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:34.08 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 9 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 3 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.31 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
800m Freestyle |
7:59.44 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
3:53.97 WR |
| 1 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
400m Freestyle |
3:54.63 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Freestyle |
1:53.40 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
800m Freestyle |
8:03.86 |
| 13 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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| 1 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:12.30 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:59.69 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
8:15.35 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
4:02.43 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
1500m Freestyle |
15:53.68 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
800m Freestyle |
8:18.55 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
400m Freestyle |
4:03.18 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:48.61 |
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