Tang Yi

"Yi Tang" redirects here. For the biochemist and professor, see Yi Tang (biochemist).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.

Tang Yi

Tang Yi at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	唐奕
Born	(1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 31)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  China Olympic Games 2012 London 100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 100 m freestyle 2012 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle Asian Games 2006 Doha 4×200m freestyle 2010 Guangzhou 100m freestyle 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Guangzhou 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m medley 2014 Incheon 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Guangzhou 50m freestyle 2010 Guangzhou 200m freestyle Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore 50m freestyle 2010 Singapore 100m freestyle 2010 Singapore 200m freestyle 2010 Singapore Girls' 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Singapore Mixed 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Singapore Mixed 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 100 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m medley 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Shenzhen 4×200 m freestyle

Tang Yi (Chinese: 唐奕; born 8 January 1993) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. Specializing in the freestyle, she swam for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 100 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was born in Shanghai.

In addition to her Olympic medal, Tang has won six gold medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, eight medals (six gold, two silver) at the Asian Games, seven medals (two gold, one silver, four bronze) at the World Championships, and four medals (two gold, two bronze) at the Summer Universiade.

Major achievements

• 2006 World Junior Championships – 2nd 200m free;
• 2006 Asian Games – 1st 4 × 200 m freestyle relay;
• 2006 Shanghai Winter Championships – 1st 200m freestyle;
• 2007 World Youth Day Tournament – 1st 200m freestyle;
• 2007 Japan International Invitational – 2nd 4 × 100 m freestyle relay;
• 2007 World Championships – 7th 4 × 100 m freestyle relay;
• 2008 National Championships & Olympic Selective Trials – 4th 100m freestyle
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women's 100m freestyle
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women' 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women's 200m freestyle
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Women's 50m freestyle
• 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – 1st Mixed' 4 × 100 m medley relay

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Swimming

References

1. "Tang Yi". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.

External links

• Tang Yi at World Aquatics
• Tang Yi at Swimrankings.net
• Tang Yi at Olympedia
• Tang Yi at Olympics.com
• Profile at 2008teamchina.olympic.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 December 2010)