Wang Meng

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When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up the sport at age nine at a sports school in Qitaihe, People's Republic of China.
Reason for choosing this sport	She was encouraged to take up the sport by a skating coach.

Memorable sporting achievement	Winning three gold medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (sina.com.cn, 24 Jun 2015)
Hero / Idol	English footballer David Beckham, US basketball player Michael Jordan. (qqywf.com, 08 Aug 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Live in the present." (QQ profile, 12 Aug 2014)
Other information	RETIREMENT She retired from the sport in about 2014. (shorttrackonline.info, 2018) BUSINESS In 2014 she established Wang Meng Sport Culture Company. The business sells sportswear and skating blades in Qitaihe, People's Republic of China. (163.com, 01 Aug 2014)
Awards and honours	In 2012 she was named one of the Top 10 Athletes in the People's Republic of China. (eastday.com, 11 Jan 2013) She was named the 2010 Female Athlete of the Year at the China Central Television [CCTV] Sports Personality of the Year awards. (ncnews.com.cn, 17 Jan 2011) In 2006 she was selected as a Special Class Model Worker of Heilongjiang Province in the People's Republic of China. (qq.com, 04 Aug 2011) In 2006 she was presented with the May 1st Labour Medal in the People's Republic of China. (qq.com, 04 Aug 2011)
Most influential person in career	Her parents. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2013)
Injuries	She fractured her ankle in training in January 2014 and required surgery to insert a screw into the joint. The injury meant she was unable to compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The screw was removed in a second operation in November that year. (163.com, 09 Dec 2014; sina.com.cn, 28 Jan 2014) She needed 10 stitches in a hand injury she sustained in training in 2011. (sina.com.cn, 17 Jan 2014) She required six stitches in her right thumb in March 2010. (sina.com.cn, 17 Jan 2014)