Gao Tingyu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.
Gao Tingyu
Gao in 2025
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997
Yichun, China
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
Event500 m
ClubHeilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing 500 m
2018 Pyeongchang 500 m
World Single Distances Championships
2020 Salt Lake City Team sprint
Asian Winter Games
2017 Sapporo 500 m
2025 Harbin 100 m
2025 Harbin 500 m
2025 Harbin Team sprint
Gao Tingyu
Chinese高亭宇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Tíngyǔ
IPA[káʊ tʰǐŋ ỳ]

Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997, Chinese: 高亭宇) is a Chinese speed skater who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.[1] He had served as one of the flag bearers for Team China at both the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic's opening ceremony, and its closing ceremony.[2][3][4]

Career

Gao made his Olympic debut at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics,[5] winning a bronze medal in the Men's 500m speed skating event. In doing so, Gao had become the first male speed skater from China to win a medal in Olympic speed skating.[6][7]

Gao competed in the 500m event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where he won a gold and also set the new Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds, making him the first Chinese man to win a gold medal in Olympic speedskating.[8][9]

On April 8, 2022, he was designated by the State Council as an individual who rendered exceptional services to the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.[10]

On February 8, 2025, during the Harbin Asian Winter Games men's 100-meter speed skating, Gao Tingyu achieved a time of 9.35 seconds, securing the gold medal and setting a new Asian record as well as a new Asian Winter record.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Who is China's men's 500m speedskating champion Gao Tingyu?". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Speed skater Gao and skeleton's Zhao chosen as China's Beijing 2022 flagbearers". www.insidethegames.biz. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Gao Tingyu, Xu Mengtao to be flag bearers of Chinese delegation at closing ceremony-Xinhua". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Athlete profile – Gao Tingyu". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ Murakami, Sakura (11 February 2022). "Speed skating-Dubreuil aims to end Canadian drought in men's 500m". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Olympics - Speed skating - Gao wins China its first men's speed skating gold". nippon.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Olympics Live: Decision on Russia's Valieva expected Monday". inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Emotional Gao hails 'passionate' fans after speedskating gold". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ "中共中央 国务院关于表彰北京冬奥会、冬残奥会突出贡献集体和突出贡献个人的决定_中央有关文件_中国政府网". 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  11. ^ "高亭宇破亚洲纪录夺速度滑冰男子100米冠军-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  12. ^ "中国选手高亭宇获得男子100米冠军". 中评网 (in Chinese). 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  13. ^ "China marks 100th gold in AWG history as S Korea claims 1st gold of Harbin 2025". Chinadaily.com.cn. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.


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