Ye Qiaobo (born June 3, 1964) is a Chinese
speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...
. She was born in
Changchun,
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
. She competed in the
1992 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
and in the
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
.
In 1992, she won the silver medal in the 500 metres event as well as in the 1000 metres competition. Her silver in the 500m is the first ever medal for a Chinese athlete at the Winter Olympics. Two years later she won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres contest and finished 13th in the
500 metres event. She was the winner for
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two-day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day.
Since the higher speeds towards the end ...
for Women in 1992 and 1993.
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Biography of Ye Qiaobo
1964 births
Living people
Chinese female speed skaters
Olympic speed skaters of China
Olympic silver medalists for China
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Olympic medalists in speed skating
Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Asian Games medalists in speed skating
Speed skaters at the 1986 Asian Winter Games
Speed skaters at the 1990 Asian Winter Games
Speed skaters from Changchun
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Winter Games
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
20th-century Chinese women
21st-century Chinese women
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