Zhou Jiawei

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Zhou Jiawei
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Full nameZhou Jiawei
NationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Born (1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 41)
Guangdong
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 50m fly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 100m fly

Zhou Jiawei (born 23 August 1983) [1] is a national-record-holding swimmer from China. [2] He set the Asian Record in the long-course 50m butterfly (23.43) at the 2009 Chinese Nationals; and set the Chinese Record also in the long-course 100 butterfly (51.24) at the 2009 Chinese National Games.

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Born in Guangdong, Zhou has swum for China at the:

At the 2006 Asian Games, he finished 4th place in the 100 butterfly (53.24). At the 2010 Asian Games, he won both the 50 and 100 butterfly events. [3]

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References

  1. "Zhou Jiawei". data.star.sports.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. "Olympic champion Luo fails to qualify for 100m breaststroke final". People's Daily . December 14, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. Zhou Jiawei of China wins men's 100m butterfly at Guangzhou Asiad [ permanent dead link ], published by China Daily on 2010-11-14; retrieved 2010-11-30.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhou Jiawei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.