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Li Jiajun (; born October 15, 1975 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 ...
) is a former
Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
who has won 5 Olympic medals – two silver and three bronze. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.


Biography

In
1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
, he led for much of the way during the final race of the 1000m, but was edged out at the finish-line by Korea's
Kim Dong-Sung Kim Dong-Sung (Hangul: 김동성, Hanja: 金東聖, born 9 February 1980) is a South Korean former Short track speed skating, short track speed skater. He won a gold medal in 1000m race and silver medal in 5000m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympic ...
, to win a silver medal. He also won a bronze medal in 5000m relay. He participated in the
2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...
at
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, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but failed to win a medal after being disqualified following a collision with Apolo Ohno, which caused
Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor An (russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo ( ko, 안현수) on November 23, 1985),. is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of eight Olympic medals, six g ...
and Mathieu Turcotte to also fall and allowed Australian Steven Bradbury to claim the gold medal. During the opening ceremony of the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Li was given the honour to light the torch. As of August 18, 2006, he officially retired from short track speedskating. According to Li, he went to study in Canada later that year and continued his work as the assistant coach for the national team.Veteran skaters bid farewell to ice rink
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1975 births Living people Chinese male speed skaters Chinese male short track speed skaters Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic short track speed skaters of China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Short track speed skaters at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Short track speed skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Short track speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Universiade medalists in short track speed skating Speed skaters from Changchun Universiade gold medalists for China Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade {{PRChina-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub