Tang Yi (; born 8 January 1993) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. Specializing in the freestyle, she swam for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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 flowin ...

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

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, eight medals (six gold, two silver) at the Asian Games, 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; *

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– 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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