Li Jiajun

Chinese short track speed skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Li Jiajun (Chinese: 李佳军; pinyin: Lǐ Jiājūn; born October 15, 1975, in Changchun, Jilin) is a former Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals – two silver and three bronze.[1] He was the overall world champion in 1999 and 2001.

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Li Jiajun
Medal record
Short track speed skating
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 3
World Championships 12 4 7
World Team Championships 2 1 2
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Nagano1000m
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City1500m
Bronze medal – third place1998 Nagano5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place2002 Salt Lake City5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place2006 Turin1500m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 The Hague1000 m
Gold medal – first place1999 SofiaOverall
Gold medal – first place1999 Sofia500 m
Gold medal – first place1999 Sofia3000 m
Gold medal – first place1999 Sofia5000m relay
Gold medal – first place2000 Sheffield1000 m
Gold medal – first place2000 Sheffield5000m relay
Gold medal – first place2001 JeonjuOverall
Gold medal – first place2001 Jeonju500 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Jeonju1000 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Warsaw500 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Warsaw1000 m
Silver medal – second place2000 Sheffield3000 m
Silver medal – second place2003 WarsawOverall
Silver medal – second place2004 Gothenburg1000 m
Silver medal – second place2004 Gothenburg5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place1998 Vienna5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place1999 Sofia1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2000 SheffieldOverall
Bronze medal – third place2001 Jeonju5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place2003 Warsaw5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place2004 GothenburgOverall
Bronze medal – third place2005 Beijing1000 m


World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 St. LouisTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 MilwaukeeTeam
Silver medal – second place2001 NobeyamaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 SofiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2005 ChuncheonTeam
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Harbin500 m
Gold medal – first place1996 Harbin1500 m
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place20001000 m
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Biography

In 1998 Winter Olympics, he led for much of the way during the final race of the 1000m, but was edged out at the finish-line by Korea's Kim Dong-Sung, to win a silver medal. He also won a bronze medal in 5000m relay.

He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but failed to win a medal after being disqualified following a collision with Apolo Ohno, which caused Ahn Hyun-Soo and Mathieu Turcotte to also fall and allowed Australian Steven Bradbury to claim the gold medal.[2]

During the opening ceremony of the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Li was given the honour to light the torch. As of August 18, 2006, he officially retired from short track speedskating. According to Li, he went to study in Canada later that year and continued his work as the assistant coach for the national team.[3]

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