Wang Shun (Chinese: 汪顺; born 11 February 1994) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. A versatile medley swimmer, he became the first Asian male swimmer to win a gold medal at the men's 200m individual medley at the Olympic Games when he came in first at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's 200 metre individual medley. He is also the first swimmer from China to win a gold medal in an Olympic men's medley swimming event.[1] He had earlier won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Wang is the current national record holder in individual medley swimming for both short and long courses in all distances (100, 200, and 400 metres). He is also the holder of the Asian record for the 200 metres individual medley.
Wang Shun was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province of China. He started swimming at the age of 6 and entered the Zhejiang swimming team at the age of 13. Wang is an alumnus of the School of Economics and Management at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Beijing Sport University.
Career
In November 2010, at age 16, Wang first represented China at the 2010 Asian Games and won a silver medal in the men's 200m individual medley event.
In September 2011, Wang broke the Asian record when he won the men's 400m individual medley at the Chinese National Swimming Championships.
In July 2012, he made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, finishing 22nd in the men's 200m individual medley event.[3] In November 2012, he won gold medals in both the men's 200m and 400m individual medley at the 2012 Asian Swimming Championships.
In April 2013, he set the national record when he won the men's 200m individual medley at the Chinese National Swimming Championships. In September 2013, he broke his own national record when he won the men's 400m individual medley at the 2013 National Games of China.
In August 2015, Wang broke his own national record when he won the bronze medal in the men's 200m individual medley at the 2015 World Championships, achieving a breakthrough for China in its men's medley swimming performance at international competitions.
In August 2016, Wang won his first Olympic medal when he came in third in the men's 200m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In December 2016, he won the gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley at the 2016 World Championship (SC), making it the first gold medal China has won in any international men's medley swimming event.
In July 2017, Wang won the bronze medal in the men's 200m individual medley at the 2017 World Championships, making it his second bronze medal at two consecutive World Championships.
In August 2018, Wang won his first Asian Games gold medal when he came in first in the men's 200m individual medley at the 2018 Asian Games.
In July 2021, Wang won his first Olympic gold medal when he came in first at the men's 200m individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, setting a new Asian record with his timing of 1:55.00, making him the second male swimmer from China to win an Olympic gold medal after Sun Yang. This is also the first gold medal won by an Asian male swimmer in the Olympics men's 200m individual medley event, and the first gold medal won by a Chinese male swimmer in any medley swimming event at the Olympics.[4][5]
In September 2021, Wang bagged 6 gold medals in the 2021 National Games of China, bringing his total gold medal tally in the National Games to 15, setting a new record for an athlete with the most number of gold medals in the history of the National Games of China [6] He also matched his own personal best timing in the 200 m freestyle at 1:46.14, last set 10 years ago.
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In this Chinese name the family name is Wang 汪 Wang Shun Chinese 汪顺 born 11 February 1994 is a Chinese competitive swimmer A versatile medley swimmer he became the first Asian male swimmer to win a gold medal at the men s 200m individual medley at the Olympic Games when he came in first at the 2020 Summer Olympics men s 200 metre individual medley He is also the first swimmer from China to win a gold medal in an Olympic men s medley swimming event 1 He had earlier won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2 Wang ShunWang at the 2015 World ChampionshipsPersonal informationFull nameWang Shun汪顺National team ChinaBorn 1994 02 11 11 February 1994 age 28 Ningbo Zhejiang ChinaHeight1 94 m 6 ft 4 in Weight74 kg 163 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesIndividual medleyFreestyleClubZhejiangCoachZhu ZhigenMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting ChinaEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 1 0 1World Championships LC 0 0 4World Championships SC 2 0 1Asian Games 1 2 2Asian Swimming Championships 4 3 0Military World Games 3 1 1Total 11 6 9Olympic Games2020 Tokyo 200 m medley2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medleyWorld Championships LC 2011 Shanghai 4 200 m freestyle2013 Barcelona 4 200 m freestyle2015 Kazan 200 m medley2017 Budapest 200 m medleyWorld Championships SC 2016 Windsor 200 m medley2018 Hangzhou 200 m medley2018 Hangzhou 4 200 m freestyleAsian Games2018 Jakarta 200 m medley2010 Guangzhou 200 m medley2018 Jakarta 4 200 m freestyle2014 Incheon 200 m medley2018 Jakarta 400 m medleyMilitary World Games2019 Wuhan 200 m medley2019 Wuhan 400 m medley2019 Wuhan 4 200 m freestyle2019 Wuhan 4 100 m freestyle2019 Wuhan 200 m backstrokeIn addition to his Olympic medals Wang has also won four bronze medals at the World Championships two gold and one bronze medals at the World Championships short course and five medals one gold two silvers two bronzes at the Asian Games Wang is the current national record holder in individual medley swimming for both short and long courses in all distances 100 200 and 400 metres He is also the holder of the Asian record for the 200 metres individual medley Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Career 3 Personal bests 3 1 Long course 50 meter pool 3 2 Short course 25 meter pool 4 ReferencesEarly and personal life EditWang Shun was born in Ningbo Zhejiang province of China He started swimming at the age of 6 and entered the Zhejiang swimming team at the age of 13 Wang is an alumnus of the School of Economics and Management at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Beijing Sport University Career EditIn November 2010 at age 16 Wang first represented China at the 2010 Asian Games and won a silver medal in the men s 200m individual medley event In September 2011 Wang broke the Asian record when he won the men s 400m individual medley at the Chinese National Swimming Championships In July 2012 he made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London finishing 22nd in the men s 200m individual medley event 3 In November 2012 he won gold medals in both the men s 200m and 400m individual medley at the 2012 Asian Swimming Championships In April 2013 he set the national record when he won the men s 200m individual medley at the Chinese National Swimming Championships In September 2013 he broke his own national record when he won the men s 400m individual medley at the 2013 National Games of China In August 2015 Wang broke his own national record when he won the bronze medal in the men s 200m individual medley at the 2015 World Championships achieving a breakthrough for China in its men s medley swimming performance at international competitions In August 2016 Wang won his first Olympic medal when he came in third in the men s 200m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics In December 2016 he won the gold medal in the men s 200m individual medley at the 2016 World Championship SC making it the first gold medal China has won in any international men s medley swimming event In July 2017 Wang won the bronze medal in the men s 200m individual medley at the 2017 World Championships making it his second bronze medal at two consecutive World Championships In August 2018 Wang won his first Asian Games gold medal when he came in first in the men s 200m individual medley at the 2018 Asian Games In July 2021 Wang won his first Olympic gold medal when he came in first at the men s 200m individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics setting a new Asian record with his timing of 1 55 00 making him the second male swimmer from China to win an Olympic gold medal after Sun Yang This is also the first gold medal won by an Asian male swimmer in the Olympics men s 200m individual medley event and the first gold medal won by a Chinese male swimmer in any medley swimming event at the Olympics 4 5 In September 2021 Wang bagged 6 gold medals in the 2021 National Games of China bringing his total gold medal tally in the National Games to 15 setting a new record for an athlete with the most number of gold medals in the history of the National Games of China 6 He also matched his own personal best timing in the 200 m freestyle at 1 46 14 last set 10 years ago Personal bests EditAs of September 21 2021 7 Long course 50 meter pool Edit Event Time Meet Date Note s 50 m freestyle 24 99 2013 World Championships August 2 2013100 m freestyle 49 47 2020 Chinese National Swimming Championships September 30 2020200 m freestyle 1 46 14 2011 Chinese City Games 2021 National Games of China October 17 2011 September 21 20211500 m freestyle 14 56 92 2011 Chinese City Games October 17 201150 m backstroke 25 59 2019 World Cup August 9 2019100 m backstroke 54 83 2015 Chinese National Swimming Championships September 6 2015200 m backstroke 1 58 68 2015 World Cup August 12 201550 m breastsroke 31 21 2015 World Cup September 29 2015100 m breaststroke 1 04 05 2011 Chinese National Swimming Championships September 21 2011200 m breaststroke 2 16 30 2012 Chinese National Swimming Championships September 22 201250 m butterfly 24 78 2020 Tokyo Olympics July 30 2021100 m butterfly 52 83 2020 Chinese National Swimming Championships September 28 2020200 m butterfly 1 56 70 2013 Chinese National Swimming Championships April 4 2013200 m individual medley 1 55 00 2020 Tokyo Olympics July 30 2021 AS NR400 m individual medley 4 09 10 2013 National Games of China September 4 2013 NRShort course 25 meter pool Edit Event Time Meet Date Note s 50 m freestyle 23 64 2013 World Cup November 5 2013100 m freestyle 48 71 2013 World Cup November 5 2013200 m freestyle 1 43 43 2018 World Cup November 11 201850 m butterfly 23 78 2016 World Cup October 1 2016100 m butterfly 53 72 2013 World Cup November 13 2013200 m butterfly 1 51 94 2013 World Cup November 13 2013100 m individual medley 51 62 2018 World Cup November 15 2018 NR200 m individual medley 1 51 01 2018 World Championships December 11 2018 NR400 m individual medley 3 59 99 2018 World Cup November 17 2018 NRKey NR National Record AS Asian RecordReferences Edit Tokyo Archived from the original on 2021 07 30 Retrieved 2021 08 07 Rio London 2012 Archived 2012 08 02 at the Wayback Machine Chinese swimmer Wang wins China its first men s IM title at Tokyo Olympics Xinhua Net 30 July 2021 Wang Shun succeeds Michael Phelps as new 200m IM king Fina 30 July 2021 Olympic champion Wang Shun extends record over Sun Yang with 15th National Games gold SCMP 24 September 2021 FINA personal best results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wang Shun amp oldid 1127547921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
