Guo Dan
China
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCHN20612199001 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 06 Dec 1990
in  Beijing | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Suzhou, CHN | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | English, Mandarin | |
| Family | Husband He Xin |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.90 | 17 Nov 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:18.07 | 02 Oct 2021 | Urumqi |
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| 1500m | 1:58.83 | 19 Nov 2017 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:15.28 | 18 Nov 2017 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 7:29.03 | 25 Jan 2016 | Urumqi |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Jiangsu Province: Suzhou, CHN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other sports | She has represented the People's Republic of China in roller speed skating, winning silver in the track 15,000m elimination race at the 2018 World Championships in Heerde, Netherlands, and gold in the track 1000m sprint at the 2012 World Championships in Rome, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Nov 2021; news.xinhuanet.com, 24 Feb 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | He Xin [club, husband], CHN; Li Yan [national], CHN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She first tried roller skating at age three, and took up speed skating on ice in 2015. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In December 2019 she fractured her left ankle during training and required surgery to insert metal plates. (new.qq.com, 17 Apr 2021) In 2014 she tore a ligament in her left knee after crashing. She needed around six months to recover. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) |
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| Hero / Idol | Chinese short track skater Yang Yang [A]. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "I am a person that cares about the process very much. As long as I train well, the result will be handed over to fate." (sohu.com, 19 Feb 2022) |
Social Media
Social Media
| weibo.com/leifengdan |
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | She was named flag bearer for the People's Republic of China at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. She had competed in roller speed skating at the event. (news.cgtn.com, 01 Sep 2018) In 2016 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class in speed skating by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 19 Jul 2016) In 2007 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class in roller speed skating by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.sohu.com, 02 Mar 2007) |
Social Media
Social Media
| xiaoguo.dan.blog.163.com/?from=inf&wvr=5&loc=infblog |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | She decided to pursue speed skating after it was announced that Beijing would host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete in roller speed skating at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (sohu.com, 19 Feb 2022) | |
| Most influential person in career | Her husband He Xin. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | Mass Start 16 Laps | 10 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 13 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2017/2018 | Salt Lake City, UT | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 6 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 11 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 27 | |||