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Gong Jinjie

宮金傑　/　ぐう・きんけつ

Sport cyclist from People's Republic of China

November 12, 1986 (age 39)　・　Dongfeng County, People's Republic of China

Dongfeng County
sport cyclist

My Take

I have a soft spot for track cyclists because theirs is a quiet, brutal discipline measured in fractions of a second. Gong Jinjie strikes me as the real article: provincial Jilin team from 2002, the Chinese national squad from 2005, and a coaching mix that even pulled in Australia's Sean Eadie. That international polish on a homegrown talent suggests genuine ambition. What I admire most is the patience the sport demands, years of repetition for a handful of decisive seconds. Athletes who commit that fully to an unglamorous event always earn my respect, and she clearly did.

Overview

Gong Jinjie (Chinese: 宫金杰; pinyin: Gōng Jīnjié, born 12 November 1986) is a Chinese professional track cyclist, a member of the provincial Jilin Team since 2002 and the Chinese National Team since 2005. Her coaches include Yongqing Wang (王永庆) and Sean Eadie.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Gong Jinjie
Name (Japanese): 宮金傑
Reading: ぐう・きんけつ
Born: November 12, 1986 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Tiger
Origin: Dongfeng County, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 165 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sport cyclist

2. Background

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

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%AE%E9%87%91%E5%82%91

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