China’s first gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics

Yang Yang, China’s first gold medalist at the Winter Olympics.

On February 16, 2002, Chinese athlete Yang Yang led the way in the women's 500-meter short track speed skating final of the 19th Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, USA, and finally won the championship with a time of 44.187 seconds. Champion, China achieved a breakthrough in zero gold medals in the Winter Olympics and became the first person to win a gold medal since the Chinese team first participated in the Winter Olympics in 1980.

New China, 70 first Winter Olympic gold medals worth remembering.

On February 16, 2002, Chinese athlete Yang Yang led the way in the women's 500-meter short track speed skating final of the 19th Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, USA, and finally won the championship with a time of 44.187 seconds. Champion, China achieved a breakthrough in zero gold medals at the Winter Olympics and became the first person to win a gold medal since the Chinese team first participated in the Winter Olympics in 1980.

List of previous Winter Olympic champions since China participated in the Winter Olympics:

2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in the United States (2 gold medals):

Yang Yang (born Place: Tangyuan County, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, gold medal in women's 500-meter short track speed skating, gold medal in women's 100-meter short track speed skating).

2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy (2 gold medals):.

Han Xiaopeng (birthplace: Pei County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, men's aerials gold medal).

Wang Meng (birthplace: Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, gold medal in women's 500m short track speed skating).

2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada (5 gold medals):

Wang Meng (birthplace: Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, gold medal in women's 500m short track speed skating, short track speed skating Women's 1,000-meter skating gold medal, women's short track speed skating 3,000-meter relay gold medal).

Zhou Yang (birthplace: Changchun, Jilin, gold medal in women's short track speed skating 1500 meters, gold medal in women's short track speed skating 3000 meters relay).

Zhang Hui (birthplace: Bin County, Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in the women's 3000-meter short track speed skating relay).

Sun Linlin (birthplace: Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, gold medal in the women's short track speed skating 3000-meter relay).

Shen Xue (birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in figure skating pairs).

Zhao Hongbo (birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in figure skating pairs).

2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia (3 gold medals):

Li Jianrou (birthplace: Jilin City, Jilin Province, gold medal in women's 500m short track speed skating).

Zhang Hong (birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in women's 1000m short track speed skating).

Zhou Yang (birthplace: Changchun, Jilin, gold medal in women's 1500m short track speed skating).

2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korea (1 gold medal):

Wu Dajing (birthplace: Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, men's 500-meter short track speed skating gold medal).

2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China (9 gold medals):

Wu Dajing (birthplace: Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, gold medal in the men's and women's short track speed skating 2000-meter mixed relay).

Ren Ziwei (birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in the men's and women's 2000-meter mixed relay in short-track speed skating, and gold medal in the men's 1000-meter short-track speed skating).

Fan Kexin (female, birthplace: Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, gold medal in the men's and women's 2000-meter mixed relay in short track speed skating).

Qu Chunyu (female, birthplace: Bei'an City, Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, gold medal in the men's and women's 2000-meter mixed relay in short track speed skating).

Zhang Yuting (female, birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in the men's and women's 2000-meter mixed relay in short track speed skating).

Gu Ailing (Chinese-American mixed race, Chinese nationality, freestyle skiing women’s big platform gold medal, freestyle skiing women’s U-shaped track skills gold medal).

Gao Tingyu’s birthplace: Nancha County, Yichun, Heilongjiang Province (originally Nancha District, Yichun City, Nancha was withdrawn from the district and established as a county in 2019), gold medal in the men’s 500-meter speed skating.

Xu Mengtao (birthplace: Anshan, Liaoning, freestyle skiing women’s aerials gold medal).

Su Yiming (birthplace: Jilin City, Jilin Province, gold medal in snowboarding men's big platform).

Qi Guangpu (birthplace: Peixian County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, freestyle skiing men’s aerials gold medal).

Sui Wenjing (female, birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in figure skating pairs free skate).

Han Cong (birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, gold medal in figure skating pairs free skate).