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Ye Shiwen

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Ye Shiwen (March 1, 1996 -), a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, native of Jinhua, is a Chinese swimmer. In the 2012 London Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 400-meter medley with a world record-breaking result, and then won the gold medal again in the 200-meter medley, breaking the Olympic record again and becoming the first Chinese swimmer to win two gold medals in one Olympic Games. After winning the gold medal in the women's 200-meter medley at the 2012 World Short Course Swimming Championships, she became the first Chinese swimming team athlete to collect gold medals in the Olympics, World Championships, Short Course World Championships and Asian Games.

Category
Athletes
Nationality
People's Republic of China
Born
1996-03-01
Wikidata
Q229656
Occupations swimmer
Aliases Ye ShiwenYe Shiwen

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