Zhang Hong (speed skater)

Zhang Hong (Chinese: 张虹; pinyin: Zhāng Hóng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ xʊ̌ŋ]; born 12 April 1988)[1][2] is a Chinese long track speed skater, known best from her gold medal in the 1000 meters in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Hong
Personal information
Born (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988
Heilongjiang, China
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sport
Country China
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro2008
Medal record
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi 1000 m
World Sprint Championships
2014 Nagano Women
2012 Calgary Women
World Single Distance Championships
2016 Kolomna 500 m
Zhang Hong
Simplified Chinese张虹
Traditional Chinese張虹

Previously Zhang won a bronze medal in the 2012 World Sprint Championships. She set two personal records and received bronze medal in the 500 meters (28 January 2012). Her total points record for the championships (all four races) was the third best of all times. She started her skating career in 2008 and had victories in the Chinese National Winter Games 2012 where she represented the People's Liberation Army delegation.

Zhang is the current holder of the Chinese records on 500 and 1000 metres.[4]

Merits

Personal bests
Personal records[2][5]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m36.5620 November 2015Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityCurrent Chinese record.[4]
1000 m1:12.6514 November 2015Olympic Oval, CalgaryCurrent Chinese record.[4]
1500 m1:59.4217 November 2012Thialf, Heerenveen
3000 m4:30.7720 December 2012Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink, Changchun
5000 m7:43.0821 December 2012Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink, Changchun
  • Total points sprint: 37,63 + 37,87 + 1.14,44 + 1.13,97 = 149.705 (bronze medal and the third best ever total points record)

References
  1. "Biography/Profile of Zhang Hong" Archived May 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  2. "Zhang Hong". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  3. "Hong ZHANG". www.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "National Records – China (CHN)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. "Hong Zhang". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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