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 {{PRChina-speed-skating-bio-stub