Li Dan
China
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCHN20605199401 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 06 May 1994 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | China | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Mandarin |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.11 | 15 Mar 2019 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:15.77 | 14 Mar 2019 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:57.02 | 25 Aug 2019 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:04.30 | 01 Dec 2017 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 7:08.48 | 16 Mar 2019 | Calgary |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | She has represented the People's Republic of China in short track, and won silver in 3000m relay at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Oct 2017; shorttrack.sportresult.com, 10 Jan 2010) | |
| Injuries | She has fractured her collarbone during her career. She needed two years to recover completely from the injury. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019, 13 Nov 2017) She has torn the cartilage in her ankle during her career. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
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| Most influential person in career | Coaches Qiao Jing and Wang Xiuli. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Chinese short track skater Yang Yang [A]. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport at primary school. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Struggle for what you want, and strive for what you don't have." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
Social Media
Social Media
| weibo.com/u/2049174794 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (sport.gov.cn, 27 Feb 2018) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2018 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.people.com.cn, 13 Sep 2018) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Nicknames | Danali (Weibo profile, 24 Dec 2020) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | Mass Start 16 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 12 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 19 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 22 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 6 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 9 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 9 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 28 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 30 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 36 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 33 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 37 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 41 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 43 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 53 | |||