Ren Ziwei
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| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1997 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Harbin Winter Sports Training Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1000m: 1:26.512 (2014) 1500m: 2:19.946 (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Chinese | 任子威 | ||||||||
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Ren Ziwei (born 3 June 1997) is a Chinese short track speed-skater.[1] He won a bronze medal in men's 1500 meters in 2014 World Junior Championships in Erzurum, Turkey. With his three teammates Chen Guang, Xu Fu and Sui Xin, he had also won the gold medal in men's 3000 meter relay race.[2] Ren competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and won gold in the men's 1000 meters, while his compatriot Li Wenlong took the silver. Ren and Li had actually finished 2nd and 3rd behind Hungary's Shaolin Sándor Liu, who was disqualified for a lane violation and an arm block on Ren at the finish. [3] Ren along with his teammates Wu Dajing, Qu Chunyu and Fan Kexin, had also won the gold medal in the 2000 meters mixed relay event.[4]
ISU World Cup Medals
| Season | Location | Rank | Event |
| 2021–22 | Nagoya | 1000m | |
| 2021–22 | Dordrecht | 1500m | |
| 2021–22 | Debrecen | 1500m | |
| 2019-20 | Dresden | 1500m | |
| 2015–16 | Shanghai | 1500m | |
| 2019–20 | Nagoya | 5000m Relay | |
| 2016–17 | Salt Lake City | 5000m Relay | |
| 2016–17 | Shanghai | 5000m Relay | |
| 2021–22 | Dordrecht | Mixed 2000m Relay | |
| 2021–22 | Debrecen | Mixed 2000m Relay | |
| 2021–22 | Beijing | Mixed 2000m Relay | |
| 2019-20 | Montreal | Mixed 2000m Relay | |
| 2018-19 | Calgary | Mixed 2000m Relay | |
| 2021–22 | Nagoya | 500m | |
| 2018-19 | Salt Lake City | 1000m | |
| 2021–22 | Nagoya | 5000m Relay | |
| 2018-19 | Salt Lake City | 5000m Relay | |
| 2017-18 | Budapest | 5000m Relay | |
| 2021–22 | Nagoya | Mixed 2000m Relay | |
| 2021–22 | Debrecen | 500m | |
| 2019–20 | Dordrecht | 1500m | |
| 2018–19 | Calgary | 1000m | |
| 2017–18 | Dordrecht | 5000m Relay |
References
- ^ "REN Ziwei". ShorttrackOnLine.info. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Junior Koreans take Ladies and Men overall Short Track titles". ISU.org. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Ren takes gold in dramatic 1,000m race, as China end day with three medals". South China Morning Post. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "China wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track relay". AP NEWS. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
External links
- Ren Ziwei at the International Skating Union (archived former page)
- Ren Ziwei at Olympics.com
- Ren Ziwei at Olympedia
- Ren Ziwei on Instagram