Wang Beixing
 Wang in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 March 1985 Heilongjiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wang Beixing (Chinese: 王北星; pinyin: Wáng Běixīng; born 10 March 1985) is a Chinese long track speed skater, specializing in short distances (500 m and 1000 m).
Wang first competed in 2003. However, her breakthrough came in the 2004–05 season, winning several times in the World Cup B-group and competing in the A-group. At the World Single Distance Championships she surprisingly won silver. She appeared to be a medal candidate at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. However, here she disappointed with a 7th place at the 500 m and a 29th at the 1000 m.
In January 2009, she won the World Sprint Championships, the first Chinese woman to do so since Ye Qiaobo in 1993. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m sprint at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
She was formerly coached by retired Canadian Olympic medallist and former world record holder Kevin Overland.[1]
Personal records[]
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 36.85 | 15 November 2013 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1000 m | 1:13.98 | 11 November 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 1500 m | 1:59.76 | 29 September 2007 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
| 3000 m | 4:33.08 | 25 October 2003 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
References[]
- ^ Brown, Josh (February 10, 2010). "Kitchener coach aims to extend South Korea's speed skating medal streak". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Beixing Wang". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
External links[]
- 1985 births
- Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters of China
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Chinese female speed skaters
- Sportspeople from Harbin
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in speed skating
- Speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists