Cheng Fangming

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Cheng Fangming
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Cheng in 2020
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Born (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)
Shangzhi, China
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubZhujiabian
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Innsbruck Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 Innsbruck Pursuit

Cheng Fangming (born 28 March 1994) is a Chinese biathlete. [1] He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics. [2]

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Career

Cheng started biathlon in 2011. Cheng won two medals at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in the sprint and pursuit events. [3] He was banned for two years in 2016 for doping, taking the diuretic medication hydrochlorothiazide. He competed in multiple biathlon events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was part of the Chinese team in the mixed relay, placing 15th out of 20 teams. [4] He placed 69th in the individual event, [5] 32nd in the sprint, [6] 22nd in the pursuit, [7] and 16th with the Chinese team in the men's relay.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 69th32nd22nd30th16th15th

World Championships

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Rasen-Antholz 56th66th18th21st
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

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References

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  2. "Fangming CHENG Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on 2022-03-08.
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