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Pang Jiaying (; born January 6, 1985, in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
) is a female Chinese freestyle
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who competed in the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
, the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
and the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
. Pang is one of the best Chinese women in middle and long-distance freestyle swimming. She won the silver medal as part of the Chinese 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team in Athens. In the 200 metre freestyle competition she finished seventh and in the 400 metre freestyle event she finished 14th. In 2008, she won the bronze medal in women's 200m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. She placed first in the semifinal of the women's 100m freestyle, but was disqualified after a false start. Subsequently, the world-record holder and world champion Libby Trickett was promoted from ninth to eighth and last qualifier into the final, as a result of having the 9th fastest time in the semifinals.


Major performances

*2003: Barcelona World Swimming Championships: Third, women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay *2004: Shanxi National Swimming Championship: First, women's 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle *2004: Athens Olympics: Seventh, women's 200m freestyle; second, women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay *2004: World Short Course Swimming Championships: Seventh, women's 200m freestyle *2005: National Games: Second, women's 200m freestyle *2008: Beijing Olympics: Third, women's 200 m freestyle


See also

* China at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Swimming


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* * * * * 1985 births Living people Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic swimmers for China Swimmers from Shanghai Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World record holders in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Chinese female freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Olympic silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub