Chen Xinyi

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Chen Xinyi
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Personal information
Full nameChen Xinyi
陈欣怡
Nationality Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Born (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 27)
Shanghai, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesfreestyle, butterfly, individual medley
ClubShanghai
Medal record
Women's swimming
International aquatics competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships (LC) 100
Asian Games 300
Total400
Women's swimming
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Incheon 100 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Incheon 4×100 m freestyle

Chen Xinyi (born January 2, 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer, swimming freestyle, butterfly and individual medley.

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Career

At the 2014 Asian Games, she won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle, [2] 100 metre butterfly [3] and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

Failed doping test

While swimming for the Chinese national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Xinyi tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a banned substance. [4] [5] [6] Following this, she was suspended from competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. [7] The International Swimming Federation Doping Panel decided to impose on her a period of two years’ ineligibility, from August 11, 2016 to August 10, 2018 for her first anti-doping rule violation. [8]

Personal bests (long course)

As of September 30, 2014
EventTimeMeetDateNote(s)
50 m freestyle24.53 2016 National Championship Games of China April 10, 2016
100 m freestyle53.84 2013 National Games of China September 9, 2013
100 m butterfly56.61 2014 Asian Games September 23, 2014
200 m individual medley2.09.55 2013 National Games of China September 7, 2013
400 m individual medley4.39.54 2013 World Aquatics Championships August 4, 2013

References

  1. "Xinyi Chen". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25.
  2. "Women's 50m Freestyle Results". Incheon 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "Women's 100m Butterfly Results". Incheon 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. Lutton, Phil; Wen, Phillip; Barrett, Chris (12 August 2016). "Rio 2016: China confirms athlete Chen Xinyi failed doping test". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "Crisis for China as swimmer Chen Xinyi fails drugs test at Rio Olympics". South China MOrning Post. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. "Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi tests positive for a banned substance: Xinhua". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. Rogers, Martin. "3 Olympians, including Chinese swimmer, booted from Rio Games for doping". USA Today. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. "PR 110- FINA Doping Panel Decision – Xinyi Chen (CHN)". FINA. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.