Wang Qiang (skier)
Chinese cross-country skier (born 1993)
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Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王强; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition.[2] By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.[3]
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| Born | 23 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4 – (2018–2020, 2022–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (36th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 20 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 王强 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王強 | ||||||||
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Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 1 podium – (1 WC, 0 SWC)
