Wang Fang (, born 29 July 1977) is a Chinese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. She has also been a coach on the Chinese national team since 2014. After her retirement in 2001, Wang Fang returned to her hometown

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

where she trained a few local children in Xuanwu District. Among them were

Gu Xiao Gu Xiao (, born 18 March 1993) is a Chinese competitor in synchronized swimming. She won 3 silver medals at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos ...

and

Guo Li Guo Li (, born 11 May 1993) is a Chinese competitor in synchronised swimming. She won a silver medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships and 3 silver medals at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. She also won a silver medal at the 2016 ...

, then only 9 years old, and Wang Fang coached them all the way from the district youth team to the senior national team.

Liang Xinping Liang Xinping (, born 31 July 1994) is a Chinese competitor in synchronised swimming. She won three silver medals at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Ol� ...

(a year younger than Gu Xiao and Guo Li) also came under her wing at the age of 12. The trio were on Wang Fang's national team, who won silver at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

References

1977 births Living people Chinese synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers of China Synchronized swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nanjing Synchronized swimmers from Jiangsu Nanjing Sport Institute alumni Synchronized swimming coaches {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub