Wang Qun (swimmer)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Wang Qun
Personal information
Full name 王群
Nationality Chinese
Born (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, individual medley
Club Qingdao Military Sports School
Coach Shi Lili, Zhang Yadong, Tao Rong

Wang Qun (Chinese: 王群; born 17 November 1991) is a female Chinese swimmer who specialised in the breaststroke.[1]

Career

Wang attended the Qingdao Military Sports School where she was coached by Shi Lili. She never joined the provincial team but jumped directly onto the national team in 2005 after she broke the School Games record in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke.[2]

At the 2005 East Asian Games in Macao, she defeated star teammate Luo Xuejuan in the 100m event. At the world short course championships in 2006, she qualified to the breaststroke final and placed seventh. She was a double medalist at the Asian Games, winning the bronze in the 50 m breaststroke in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha[3] and the silver medal in the 200m individual medley at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.[4]

She won four medals at the 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, including two golds in the breaststroke.

Wang was a member of the Chinese team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing but did not compete. She was noticed by the media after photos of her training showed marks from cupping therapy.[5][6]

Major achievements

References

  1. "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Chinese Sports Delegation Roster". Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. "游泳运动员--王群" [Swimmer Wang Qun]. beijing.cn. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. "Asian Games: China's swimmers stun in Qatar". Taipei Times. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. Yilei, Yu (4 July 2008). "Talented teenager aims high". China Daily. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. Friedell, Nick (5 August 2008). "Chinese swimmer uses cupping treatment to get healthy". Yahoo!. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. Hastings, Katie (4 August 2008). "The price of Gold: Chinese athletes left with huge spots after 'cupping' therapy in quest for Olympic glory". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 November 2015.


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