Chen Ding

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Chen Ding
Personal information
Native name 陈定
Nationality Chinese
Born (1992-08-05) August 5, 1992
Yunnan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 62 kilograms (137 lb)
Sport
Country China
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 20 km racewalk
Club Guangdong Province Athletic Team
Coached by Sandro Damilano
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2012 Summer Olympics: Men's 20 kilometres walk – Gold
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  China
Olympic Games
Gold 2012 London 20 km walk
World Championships
Silver 2013 Moscow 20 km walk
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Ding (Chinese: 陈定; born August 5, 1992 in Yunnan, China) is a Chinese racewalker who won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. He finished the race in 1:18:46, a new Olympic record.

2012 London Olympics

In the 2012 London Games, Chen became the first Chinese athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal in 20 km racewalk event. He is also the second Chinese male athlete to win a gold medal in any athletic event of the Olympics, after Liu Xiang's gold in 110 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Chen finished the race in 1:18:46 and established a new Olympic record. He achieved this feat one day before his birthday and considered it as a "wonderful gift". His teammates Wang Zhen and Cai Zelin finished third and fourth, with Guatemala's Erick Barrondo in second.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chen Ding makes history for China after winning men's 20km race in London". The China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Athletics – Men's 20km Race Walk". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. August 4, 2012. 

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