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| Full name | Sun Yang (孙杨) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Template:Chinese name Sun Yang (孙杨) (born 1 December 1991 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang) is an Olympic and national-record-holding distance swimming from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his 2 other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year at the 2010 CCTV Sports Awards.
Major achievements
- 2006 National Winter Championships - 1st 400m/1500m free;
- 2006 National Marathon Swimming Tournament - 1st 10 km free;
- 2007 National Champions Tournament - 2nd 400m/1500m free;
- 2007 National Championships - 1st 1500m free;
- 2007 National Intercity Games - 1st 1500m free;
- 2008 "Good Luck Beijing" Swimming Olympic Qualification - 2nd 400m free
- 2008 Olympics — 28th 400m free, 8th 1500m free
- 2009 World Championships - 3rd 1500m free
- 2010 Asian Games - 1st 1500m free (Asian Record)
Personal bests (long course)
- As of April 11, 2011.
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Note(s) |
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| 200 m freestyle | 1:44.99 | Wuhan | April 6, 2011 | NR |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:41.48 | Wuhan | April 5, 2011 | |
| 800 m freestyle | 7:44.12 | Wuhan | April 3, 2011 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:35.43 | Guangzhou | November 18, 2010 | AS, NR |
Key: AS = Asian record, NR = National record
References
- Sun's bio page from China's 2008 Olympic team website; retried 2011-01-19.
- Sun's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2011-01-19.
- Lin Dan, Wang Meng win China's CCTV Sports Personality of the Year, published 2011-01-17 by People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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