Xie Jiaxuan
China
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCHN13008199401 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 30 Aug 1994
in  Liaoyang | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Residence | Shenyang, CHN | |
| Languages | Mandarin |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.79 | 22 Nov 2015 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1000m | 1:09.36 | 21 Nov 2015 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:57.94 | 21 Oct 2012 | Changchun |
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| 5000m | 7:46.11 | 10 Dec 2011 | Changchun |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | In 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 21 Jul 2015; sina.com.cn, 01 Jul 2015) In 2009 and 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (xcty.gov.cn, 05 Mar 2014; sport.gov.cn, 23 Apr 2009) |
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| Hero / Idol | Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2002 in Liaoyang, People's Republic of China. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "The shortcut to realising the dream is to persist." (Athlete, 11 Feb 2017) | |
| Injuries | He began having problems with his knees in 2013. The injury continued to affect him into 2017. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2017, 24 Feb 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He loved the sport and his dream was to be a skater. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Yang Hong. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2017) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Liaoning Province: China |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (sports.sina.com.cn, 25 Jan 2016) |
Social Media
Social Media
| weibo.com/u/5331070915 |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 20 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 22 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 23 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 26 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 31 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2014/2015 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 24 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 34 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 40 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 44 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 54 | |||