Shi Jinglin
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National team | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nanjing, China | 3 January 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jiangsu Swimming Team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Han Bingyan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shi Jinglin (Chinese: 史婧琳; pinyin: Shǐ Jìnglín; born 3 January 1993) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke events.[1] She has produced a tally of five medals, two golds and three bronze, in major international competition, spanning the Olympic Games, Asian Games, and World Championships. At the 2014 Asian Games, Shi broke a meet record to claim the gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke.
Career
Shi made her first Chinese team at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, where she achieved two medals, a gold and a bronze, in swimming. She started off the meet by surpassing Japan's Kanako Watanabe in the first half of the race to smash the Asian Games record for a gold medal victory in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.67, vaulting her up to eighth in the world rankings.[2] The following day, in the 200 m breaststroke, Shi fell behind the Japanese duo Watanabe and Rie Kaneto in a sprint finish to claim the bronze at 2:23.58.[3][4]
At the
References
- ^ Incheon 2014. Archived from the originalon 12 November 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Japanese Men Turn In Fabulous Night of Swimming at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Hagino claims third Asian Games gold; Watanabe wins 200 breaststroke". The Japan Times. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Kosuke Hagino's 200 IM Sizzler Highlights Day Two Finals at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Yuilya Efimova Shakes Off Doping Suspension for 100 Breast World Title at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Larkin, Campbell strike double swimming gold for Australia". Agence France-Presse. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Kanako Watanabe Wins Women's 200 Breaststroke at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Sweden Posts New Swedish National Record in 400 Medley Relay at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Seto takes gold in 400-meter individual medley". The Japan Times. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.