Tang Muhan (Chinese: 汤慕涵, born 4 September 2003) is a Chinese swimmer.[2] She competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 4 September 2003 Changchun, Jilin, China[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Medal record | |
Early life
editBorn in 2003 in Changchun, Tang started to practice swimming at the age of 7 in 2010. In 2011, she was sent to a swimming club in Jilin for training and in 2012, she was selected by the swimming team of the Bayi Engineering Brigade of the People's Liberation Army and trained with the Bayi Team.[5][6][7]
Swimming career
editIn December 2014, Tang officially joined the Shenzhen sports' swimming team and began her career as a professional athlete.[8]
At the 800 meter freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, she achieved eighth position. In her other two individual starts and all three women's relays, she was unable to place among the top eight.[9][10] In 28 July 2021, at women's 4x200m freestyle during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she along with Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei and Li Bingjie won the first gold medal for China in the event, and also attained world-record and Olympic record finish at 7:40.33.[11]
References
edit- ^ "深圳也奪第一金 17歲泳手湯慕涵日游16公里苦練". HK01. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Tang Muhan". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Chinese swimmer Li Bingjie sets new Asian record in Olympic women's 400m freestyle - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "【奥运】游出个人最好成绩，广东选手汤慕涵获女子400米自由泳第五". tyj.gd.gov.cn. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "游泳队80分钟内连夺两金 汤慕涵为广东获得第二金". gd.gov.cn. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "汤慕涵：从长春游出来的"飞鱼"". changchun.gov.cn. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "出征东京奥运！龙岗籍游泳女将汤慕涵入选！". sznews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Swimming - World Junior Championships - 2019". TheSports.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Tang Muhan". World Aquatics. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "People's Republic of China win record-breaking gold in women's 4x200m freestyle relay". Olympics. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
External links
edit- Tang Muhan at World Aquatics
- Tang Muhan at SwimRankings.net
- Tang Muhan at Olympics.com
- Tang Muhan at Olympedia
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