Tingyu GAO

People's Republic of China

Speed Skating

Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: YICHUN

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Speed Skating	Men's 500m	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
OR	Men's 500m	34.32	12 February, 2022	Beijing (CHN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	National Speed Skating Oval	Men's 500m	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men's 500m	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Single Distance Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men's Team Sprint	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
9	Men's 500m	2020	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
9	Men's 500m	2019	Inzell, GER
10	Men's 500m	2018	Gangneung, KOR

World Sprint Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
21	Men's Sprint	2018	Changchun, CHN
24	Men's Sprint	2016	Seoul, KOR

World Cup
Season	Men's 500m	Men's 1000m
2019/20	9
2018/19	16
2017/18	20
2016/17	12
2015/16	35	57

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Harbin Institute of Physical Education

Languages spoken:

Mandarin Chinese

Club name:

Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre

Coach:

National: Li Yan (CHN)
Club: Zhang Shuang (CHN)

Debut:

2016 World Cup in Stavanger (500m B - 26th/1st, 1000m B - 31st/29th)

Injuries:

June 2020: Hip injury during training.

Start:

He took up the sport in 2004 while at primary school.

Reason:

He loved skating and showed talent in the sport from an early age.

Ambition:

Win a medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org)

Memorable:

Winning the 500m at the Tomaszow Mazowiecki World Cup in November 2021. "I'm very excited about my first World Cup gold, but the main goal this season is to make the podium of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games." (news.cgtn.com, 13 Nov 2021)

Hero:

Speed skater Zhang Hong (CHN), Sochi 2014 Olympic gold medallist and three-time World Championship medallist.

Basketballer Tracy McGrady (USA), seven-time NBA All-Star and 2003 AmeriCup gold medallist. (isu.org)

Influence:

Coach Liu Guangbin (CHN). (isu.org)

Philosophy:

"If you are going the wrong direction, going forward is actually going backwards." (isu.org)

Award:

One of two opening ceremony flagbearers for the People's Republic of China at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, along with skeleton athlete Zhao Dan (CHN).

Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China (2017)

Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China (2014)

General Interest

PERSONALITY
His main event is the 500m and he believes he has the temperament of a typical sprinter. "We are explosive on the ice, but we can be short-tempered off the ice too. When a race doesn't work out the way I wanted it to, my coach often has to abide my frustrations." (isu.org, 12 Mar 2019)

Milestones

Won gold in the 500m at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in an Olympic record time.

Became the first male speed skater representing the People's Republic of China to win an Olympic Winter Games medal, after he won 500m bronze at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Won his first World Cup race in November 2021 in the 500m at Tomaszow Mazowiecki. Finished second in the 500m in Calgary later that season, the third second-place finish of his World Cup career.

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Legend

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OR:: Olympic Record

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