Man Dandan (; born May 5, 1989, in

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) is a

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cross-country skier who has competed since 2006. Competing in two

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, she earned her best finish of 17th in the team sprint event at

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and earned her best individual finish of 51st in the individual sprint event at the same games. Man's best finish at the

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was tenth twice (team sprint, 4 x 5 km) at

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while her best individual finish was 44th in the individual sprint event at those same championships. Her best World Cup finish was eighth in an individual sprint event at

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in 2007. Man won gold in individual sprint event at the

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in Sapporo, Japan.

References

* 1989 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Chinese female cross-country skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for China Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Skiers from Harbin {{PRChina-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub