Wang Dong (swimmer)

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Wang Dong
Personal information
Full nameWang Dong
NationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Born (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38) [1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Doha 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha 100 m butterfly
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Singapore 100 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Singapore 4×100 m medley

Wang Dong (born 4 February 1986) is a Chinese butterfly swimmer. [1]

Career

At the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships in Singapore, Wang won two gold medals. In the 100 metre butterfly event he won gold in 53.92 [2] and with Ouyang Kunpeng, Xie Zhi and Huang Shaohua won gold in the 4×100 metre medley relay in a new championship record time of 3:42.04. [3]

One month later at the 2006 World Short Course Championships in Shanghai, Wang finished 16th in the 50 metre butterfly [4] equal 28th in the 100 metre butterfly [5] and in the final of the 4 × 100 metre medley relay the Chinese quartet of Wang, Ouyang Kunpeng, Xie Zhi and Huang Shaohua initially finished in 5th place with a time 3:31.73, [6] but were later disqualified. [7]

In December 2006, at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Wang won three medals. He won bronze in both the 50 m [8] and 100 m butterfly [9] and with Ouyang Kunpeng, Lai Zhongjian and Chen Zuo won silver in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay. [10]

The following year at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Wang finished 31st in the 50 metre butterfly, [11] 27th in the 100 metre butterfly, [12] and with Ouyang Kunpeng, Lai Zhongjian and Chen Zuo finished 13th in 4 × 100 metre medley relay. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Profile of Wang Dong". DAGOC 2006. December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
  2. "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly final at the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships". Singapore Swimming Association. March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
  3. "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay final at the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships". Singapore Swimming Association. March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
  4. "Results of the men's 50 metre butterfly semifinals at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly heats at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay final at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. "Full results of the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. April 2006. p.  125 . Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. "Results of the men's 50 metre butterfly final at the 2006 Asian Games". DAGOC 2006. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007.
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  10. "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay final at the 2006 Asian Games". DAGOC 2006. 7 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
  11. "Results of the men's 50 metre butterfly heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega Timing. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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