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Gao Tingyu

ガオ・ティンユ　/　がお・てぃんゆ

Speed skater from People's Republic of China

December 15, 1997 (age 28)　・　Yichun, People's Republic of China

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My Take

Gao Tingyu is the kind of athlete I instinctively root for. Born in Yichun and trained at Harbin Sport University, he delivered when it mattered most, taking gold and the Olympic record in the men's 500m at Beijing 2022. Speed skating at that distance is a brutal compression of a career into thirty-something seconds, and doing it on home ice with a nation watching takes a temperament I genuinely respect. That he carried China's flag at both the opening and closing ceremonies tells me how much trust he commands. Born in 1997, he still feels like an athlete with chapters left to write.

Overview

Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997, Chinese: 高亭宇) is a Chinese speed skater who is the former 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gao Tingyu
Name (Japanese): ガオ・ティンユ
Reading: がお・てぃんゆ
Born: December 15, 1997 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Ox
Origin: Yichun, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: speed skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Harbin Sport University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gao.tingyu/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E4%BA%AD%E5%AE%87

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