Shan Ying

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Shan Ying
Personal information
Full nameShan Ying
NationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Born (1978-08-07) 7 August 1978 (age 43)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Shan Ying (born 7 August 1978) is a Chinese swimmer and Olympic medalist. She participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metre medley relay. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shan Ying". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2011.