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) is a former freestyle

Freestyle swimming

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 swimmer from China

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, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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 in Barcelona, Spain. It meant China's first gold medal in swimming. Four years earlier in Seoul

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 she won China's first ever Olympic medal in swimming, ending up second in the final of the Women's 100 m Freestyle, behind East Germany's Kristin Otto

Kristin Otto

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High performances

• 1985 – National Junior Games
• Winning three golds and three silvers
• 1987 – National Games
• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (56.22, Asian best and 10th world best result of the year)
• 1987 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
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• Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
• 1988 – National Championships
• 5th World Best Result of the Year
• 1988 – Seoul Olympic Games
  Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
  
  
• Silver – 100 m Freestyle (55.47, Asian best and China's first Olympic medal in swimming)
• Fourth place – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
• 1989 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
  Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
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• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (breaking ARs in 100 m and 200 m Freestyle)
• 1990 – Asian Games
  Asian Games
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• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (55.30)
• Gold – 200 m Freestyle (2:01.43)
• Gold – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay (3:46.39)
• Gold – 4x100 m Medley Relay (4:11.74 )
• 1991 – World Championships
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• Gold – 50 m Freestyle
• Bronze – 100 m Freestyle
• Sixth place – 200 m Freestyle (AR)
• 1992 – Barcelona Olympic Games
  Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (OR)
• Silver – 50 m Freestyle
• Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
• 1993 – National Games
• One gold, one silver and one bronze

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

External links

• Profile on Chinese NOC