Wang Beixing

Wang Beixing (Chinese: 王北星; pinyin: Wáng Běixīng; born 10 March 1985) is a Chinese long track speed skater, specializing in short distances (500 m and 1000 m).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Beixing
Wang in 2007
Personal information
Born (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985
Heilongjiang
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver500 m
World Championships
2009 MoscowSprint
2005 Inzell500 m
2007 Salt Lake City500 m
2008 Nagano500 m
2009 Vancouver500 m
2013 Sochi500 m
2011 Inzell500 m
Asian Winter Games
2007 Changchun500 m
2007 Changchun1000 m
2007 Changchun100 m
2011 Astana-Almaty500 m

Wang first competed in 2003. However, her breakthrough came in the 2004–05 season, winning several times in the World Cup B-group and competing in the A-group. At the World Single Distance Championships she surprisingly won silver. She appeared to be a medal candidate at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. However, here she disappointed with a 7th place at the 500 m and a 29th at the 1000 m.

In January 2009, she won the World Sprint Championships, the first Chinese woman to do so since Ye Qiaobo in 1993. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m sprint at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

She was formerly coached by retired Canadian Olympic medallist and former world record holder Kevin Overland.[1]

Personal records
Personal records[2]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m36.8515 November 2013Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m1:13.9811 November 2007Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:59.7629 September 2007Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m4:33.0825 October 2003Olympic Oval, Calgary

References
  1. Brown, Josh (February 10, 2010). "Kitchener coach aims to extend South Korea's speed skating medal streak". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  2. "Beixing Wang". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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