Wang Beixing (; born 10 March 1985) is a

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long track

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, specializing in short distances (500 m and 1000 m). Wang first competed in 2003. However, her breakthrough came in the 2004–05 season, winning several times in the

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B-group and competing in the A-group. At the

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she surprisingly won silver. She appeared to be a medal candidate at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

in Turin. However, here she disappointed with a 7th place at the 500 m and a 29th at the 1000 m. In January 2009, she won the World Sprint Championships, the first Chinese woman to do so since

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in 1993. She won the bronze medal in the 500 m sprint at the

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. She was formerly coached by retired Canadian Olympic medallist and former world record holder

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Personal records

References

External links

Wang Beixing at SkateResults.comPersonal records of Wang Beixing at Jakub Majerski's Speedskating Database
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