Zhuang Yong
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Zhuang Yong (Template:Zh; born August 10, 1972) is a retired freestyle swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1] It was China's first gold medal in swimming. Four years earlier in Seoul she won China's first ever Olympic medal in swimming, ending up second in the final of the Women's 100 m Freestyle, behind East Germany's Kristin Otto.
High performances
- 1985 – National Junior Games
- Winning three golds and three silvers
- 1987 – National Games
- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (56.22, Asian best and 10th world best result of the year)
- Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- 1988 – National Championships
- 5th World Best Result of the Year
- 1988 – Seoul Olympic Games
- Silver – 100 m Freestyle (55.47, Asian best and China's first Olympic medal in swimming)
- Fourth place – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (breaking ARs in 100 m and 200 m Freestyle)
- 1990 – Asian Games
- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (55.30)
- Gold – 200 m Freestyle (2:01.43)
- Gold – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay (3:46.39)
- Gold – 4x100 m Medley Relay (4:11.74 )
- 1991 – World Championships
- Gold – 50 m Freestyle
- Bronze – 100 m Freestyle
- Sixth place – 200 m Freestyle (AR)
- 1992 – Barcelona Olympic Games
- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (OR)
- Silver – 50 m Freestyle
- Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- 1993 – National Games
- One gold, one silver and one bronze
Honours
- 1985 – Awarded the title of Master of Sports
- 1988 – Awarded the title of International Master of Sports
- 1987-1988 – Selected one of National Top Ten Swimmers
- 1988-1990 – Thrice Selected one of National Top Ten Athletes of the year
- 1990 – Named National "March 8th" Red-Banner Holder by the All-China Women's Federation
- 1994 – Voted one of 45 Sports Stars in 45 years since the founding of new China in 1949
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Olympic gold medalists for China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic swimmers for China
- Swimmers from Shanghai
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Chinese female freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games swimmers for China
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for China
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Asian Games gold medalists in swimming