Wang Wei-wen (; born 16 December 1986) is a Taiwanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He represented the

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

national team in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), and has won a career total of eight gold medals in national and regional meets across

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. Wang made his own swimming history, as a 17-year-old teen, at the

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, where he competed in the men's 200 m breaststroke. Swimming in heat one, Wang trailed throughout the race behind

Bradley Ally Bradley Kevin Ally (born December 11, 1986) is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He represented Barbados at the Barbados at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the bronze medalist ...

of Barbados, and Miguel Molina of the Philippines to come home powerfully to third and forty-second overall with a time of 2:20.65. At the

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, Wang swam in the second heat of the 200 m breaststroke event, against six other competitors, including his former rival Molina. Wang struggled to maintain his crawl and pace in the entire race, but was able to finish it in last place, with a time of 2:17.20. Wang, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed forty-ninth overall in the prelims.

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SINA Sports Profile

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