Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997, zh, 高亭宇) is a Chinese
speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...
who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event. 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.
Career
Gao made his Olympic debut at the
2018 PyeongChang Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the
Men's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao had become the first
male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.
Gao competed in the
500m event at the
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
, 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.
On April 8, 2022, he was designated by the
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as an individual who rendered exceptional services to the
Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
On February 8, 2025, during the
Harbin Asian Winter Games men's
100-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.
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1997 births
Living people
Chinese male speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters for China
Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in speed skating
Olympic gold medalists for China
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Speed skaters at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Medalists at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games medalists in speed skating
Asian Games gold medalists for China
People from Yichun, Heilongjiang
World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
21st-century Chinese sportsmen
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