Yang Tao
China
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCHN11509199701 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 15 Sep 1997
in  Dingxi | |
| Gender | Men |
| Languages | Mandarin | |
| Residence | Shenyang, CHN | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Family | Wife Wang Biying |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 34.23 | 12 Dec 2021 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:09.29 | 10 Dec 2017 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 1500m | 1:50.72 | 19 Mar 2017 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 7:07.07 | 02 Nov 2013 | Harbin |
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| 10000m | 14:57.73 | 30 Nov 2013 | Changchun |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In 2016 he was troubled by an injury to his waist area. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2017) | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Peter Kolder. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2017) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2016 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (world.hebnews.cn, 19 Jul 2016; chinanews.com, 19 Jul 2016) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in August 2005 at Shenyang Sport University in the People's Republic of China. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Hold on." (Athlete, 08 Feb 2017) |
Social Media
Social Media
| weibo.com/p/1005053193431877 |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | A coach was recruiting students online, so he applied and was accepted. | |
| Club / Team | Shenyang Sport University: China | |
| Name of coach | Li Yan [national], CHN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Milestones | Along with Lian Ziwen 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) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2017/2018 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 22 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 21 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 26 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 27 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Heerenveen | Team Sprint | 1 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 22 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 24 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 27 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 34 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 47 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 52 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 55 | |||