Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese speed skater who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.[1] He had served as one of the flag bearers for Team China at both the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic's opening ceremony, and its closing ceremony.[2][3][4]
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Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 24) Yichun, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 高亭宇 | ||||||||
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Gao made his Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[5] winning a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao had become the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.[6][7]
Gao competed in the 500m event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where he won a gold and also set the new Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, making him the first Chinese man to win a gold medal in Olympic speedskating.[8][9]
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() (with Zhao Dan) Beijing 2022 |
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() at the Olympics closing ceremony (with Xu Mengtao) Beijing 2022 |
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