Tang Yi (; born 8 January 1993) is a Chinese competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. Specializing in the

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, she swam for China at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and won a bronze medal in the

100 metre freestyle The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics. The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1 ...

at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She was born in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

. In addition to her Olympic medal, Tang has won six gold medals at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

, eight medals (six gold, two silver) at the

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, seven medals (two gold, one silver, four bronze) at the

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, and four medals (two gold, two bronze) at the

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Major achievements

* 2006 World Junior Championships – 2nd 200m free; *

2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

– 1st 4 × 200 m freestyle relay; * 2006 Shanghai Winter Championships – 1st 200m freestyle; * 2007 World Youth Day Tournament – 1st 200m freestyle; * 2007 Japan International Invitational – 2nd 4 × 100 m freestyle relay; * 2007 World Championships – 7th 4 × 100 m freestyle relay; * 2008 National Championships & Olympic Selective Trials – 4th 100m freestyle *

– 1st Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay * 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women's 100m freestyle * 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women' 4 × 100 m freestyle relay * 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women's 200m freestyle * 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women's 50m freestyle * 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Mixed' 4 × 100 m medley relay

References

External links

* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/786
1993 births Living people Olympic swimmers of China Swimmers from Shanghai Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World record setters in swimming Chinese female freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for China Universiade bronze medalists for China Youth Olympic gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub

Major achievements

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