Zhang Hong (speed skater)

Zhang Hong

Zhang Hong at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships
Personal information
Born	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) Heilongjiang, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	2008
Retired	2023
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 OLY^[1] (Chinese: 张虹; pinyin: Zhāng Hóng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ xʊ̌ŋ]; born 12 April 1988),^[2][3] alternatively spelled as Chang Hung is a Chinese long track speed skater, known best from her gold medal in the 1000 meters in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.^[4]

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.^[5] In 2018, she became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She is an executive board member of the Chinese Olympic Committee.^[6]

Merits

• Chinese National Winter Games 2012: short-track (1000 m: 1.17,27 / 1.16,66 = 154.145), 500 m (38,45)
• 2012 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships: Sprint
• 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships: Sprint
• 2014 Winter Olympics – 1000 meters:
• 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – 500 meters:

Personal bests

• 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

External links

• Zhang Hong at the International Skating Union