Yong Zhuang

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for China
Women's Swimming
Gold	Barcelona 1992	100 m freestyle
Silver	Seoul 1988	100 m freestyle
Silver	Barcelona 1992	50 m freestyle
Silver	Barcelona 1992	4x100 m freestyle relay

Yong Zhuang (born August 10, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle swimmer from China, who's best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It meant China's first gold medal in swimming. Four years earlier in Seoul she won China's first ever Olympic medal in swimming, ending up second in the final of the Women's 100m Freestyle, behind DDR's Kristin Otto.

Zhang learned to swim as a kindergartener, and entered a local swimming school at age seven. Joined the Shanghai Team in 1984, she was chosen by the China National Swimming Team for intensified training two years later.

[edit] High performances

1985 – National Junior Games

Winning three golds and three silvers

1987 – National Games

Gold – 100m Freestyle (56.22, Asian best and 10th world best result of the year)

1987 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

Silver – 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1988 – National Championships

5th World Best Result of the Year

1988 – Seoul Olympic Games

Silver – 100m Freestyle (55.47, Asian best and China's first Olympic medal in swimming)
Fourth place – 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1989 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

Gold – 100m Freestyle (breaking ARs in 100m and 200m Freestyle)

1990 – Asian Games

Gold – 100m Freestyle (55.30)
Gold – 200m Freestyle (2:01.43)
Gold – 4x100m Freestyle Relay (3:46.39)
Gold – 4x100m Medley Relay (4:11.74 )

1991 – World Championships

Gold – 50m Freestyle
Bronze – 100m Freestyle
Sixth place – 200m Freestyle (AR)

1992 – Barcelona Olympic Games

Gold – 100m Freestyle (OR)
Silver – 50m Freestyle
Silver – 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1993 – National Games

One gold, one silver and one bronze

[edit] Honours

1985 – Awarded the title of Master of Sports
1988 – Awarded the title of International Master of Sports
1987-1988 – Selected one of National Top Ten Swimmers
1988-1990 – Thrice Selected one of National Top Ten Athletes of the year
1990 – Named National "March 8th" Red-Banner Holder by the All-China Women's Federation
1994 – Voted one of 45 Sports Stars in 45 years since the founding of new China in 1949