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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (age 28) Yichun, China |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
Event | 500 m |
| Club | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre |
| Gao Tingyu | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 高亭宇 | ||||||||
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Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997,Chinese:高亭宇) is a Chinesespeed skater who is the former 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]
Gao made his Olympic debut at the2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[5] winning a bronze medal in theMen's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao had become the firstmale speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.[6][7]
Gao competed in the500m event at the2022 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]
On April 8, 2022, he was designated by theState Council as an individual who rendered exceptional services to theBeijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.[10]
On February 8, 2025, during theHarbin Asian Winter Games men's100-meter speed skating, Gao Tingyu achieved a time of 9.35 seconds, securing the gold medal and setting a new Asian record as well as a new Asian Winter record.[11][12][13]
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for China(withZhao Dan) Beijing 2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Flagbearer for China at the Olympics closing ceremony (withXu Mengtao) Beijing 2022 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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