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Ning Zhongyan

China

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSCHN10311199901
NOCChina
Born03 Nov 1999 in  Mudanjiang
GenderMen
ResidenceChina
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesMandarin
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 34.47 08 Mar 2024 Inzell  
    1000m 1:06.53 17 Feb 2024 Calgary  
    1500m 1:41.38 04 Dec 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 6:34.51 23 Aug 2019 Calgary  
    10000m 13:59.32 10 Jan 2020 Changchun  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    1000m   1    
    Team Sprint   1    
World Sprint Championships
Event  
World Sprint Championships
    Overall 1      
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerCoach Chen Peijun. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)  
Hero / IdolUS basketball player James Harden. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachLi Yan [national], CHN  
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up the sport in 2011 in Mudanjiang, People's Republic of China.  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursIn 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 21 Jul 2015)  
Social Media
Social Media
weibo.com/u/5757100379  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamHeilongjiang Province: China  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (sport.gov.cn, 20 Feb 2022)  
Social Media
Social Media
instagram.com/zhongyanning_  
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationVOLUNTEER
In April 2022 he returned to his hometown of Mudanjiang, People's Republic of China, to volunteer for the city's COVID-19 response and spent several days assisting at testing centres. "After a case appeared in Mudanjiang, I hoped to do something for my hometown. I said that I would like to participate as a volunteer. I believe that if we unite our efforts, we will soon get out of the pandemic." (thepaper.cn, 17 Apr 2022)
 
MilestonesAlong with Yang Tao and Lian Ziwen, 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)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 World Sprint Championships Overall1  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 1000m2  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint4  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships 1500m4  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 1500m4  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m5  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 1500m6  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m7  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1500m9  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps12  
    2019/2020 World Sprint Championships Overall12  
    2022 Olympic Games Mass Start12  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 1000m14  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1000m15  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 1000m16  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m1  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m1  
    2021/2022 Calgary, AB 1000m1  
    2022/2023 Heerenveen Team Sprint1  
    2022/2023 Heerenveen 1000m1  
    2021/2022 Stavanger 1500m1  
    2019/2020 Nur-Sultan 1500m1  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m2  
    2023/2024 Beijing Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 Obihiro 1000m2  
    2019/2020 Minsk 1000m2  
    2019/2020 Minsk Team Sprint2  
    2019/2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint2  
    2023/2024 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m2  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB 1500m2  
    2021/2022 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500m2  
    2021/2022 Salt Lake City, UT 1500m2  
    2023/2024 Quebec, QC 1500m2  
    2023/2024 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m2  
    2019/2020 Calgary, AB 1500m2  
    2023/2024 Obihiro 1500m3  
    2023/2024 Beijing 1000m3  
    2023/2024 Beijing 1500m3  
    2022/2023 Stavanger 1500m3  
    2023/2024 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500m3  
    2023/2024 Quebec, QC 1000m3  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m5  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m7  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps11  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m12  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m14  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m16  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m22  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start26  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m41