Lian Ziwen
China
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCHN12609199801 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 26 Sep 1998
in  Harbin | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | China | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Mandarin |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.62 | 10 Dec 2022 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:07.02 | 05 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:44.34 | 04 Dec 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He has fractured his ankle during his career. It took him three months to recover from the injury. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Zhang Hongbo, and Chinese speed skater Wang Xiuli. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022; Athlete, 19 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Chinese speed skater Hou Kaibo. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 2008 in Harbin, People's Republic of China. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | In 2016 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 21 Oct 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Li Yan [national], CHN |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/ziwenlian_/ | weibo.com/u/3544075042 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Music. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in team sprint at the 2021 World Cup event in Stavanger, Norway. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (sport.gov.cn, 30 Jun 2022) | |
| Milestones | Along with Yang Tao and Ning Zhongyan, he was part of the first male team representing the People's Republic of China to win the team sprint at a World Cup event. The trio claimed victory in 2022 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Nov 2022; eurosport.co.uk, 21 Nov 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Beijing: China |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit | 8 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 19 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 22 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 23 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 27 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Minsk | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Team Sprint | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 23 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 27 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 29 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 34 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 47 | |||