Wang Qiang (skier)
| Wang Qiang | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1993 Yichun, Jiangxi, China | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4 – (2018–2020, 2022–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (36th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 20 March 2022. | |||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 王强 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王強 | ||||||||
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Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王强; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition.[2] By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | DSQ | 63 | 59 | 67 | — | 27 |
| 2022 | 28 | — | — | 46[a] | 30 | 13 | 13 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 72 | — | — | 28 | 13 | 21 |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | ||
| 2018 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 25 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 105 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 36 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 1 podium – (1 WC, 0 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021–22 | 3 March 2022 |  Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
References
- ^ "Athlete Profile: WANG Qiang". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Make history! Wang Qiang cross-country skiing silver medal Chinese player on the World Cup podium for the first time min.news Retrieved 30 March 2023
- ^ "Cup standings".
- ^ "WANG Qiang". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
- Wang Qiang at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Wang Qiang at Olympics.com
- Wang Qiang at Olympedia