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Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | 26 September 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | People's Liberation Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xu Hongzhi | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 许 宏 志 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 許 宏 志 | ||||||||
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Xu Hongzhi (born 26 September 1996) is a Chinese short track speed skater. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1]
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