Zhao Jing (simplified Chinese: 赵菁; traditional Chinese: 趙菁; pinyin: Zhào Jīng; born December 31, 1990) is a Chinese former[1] competitive swimmer, backstroke specialist, and world record-holder. Zhao swam at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay in 2008. She has also won gold medals as a member of Chinese teams at the 2009, 2011 and 2013 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2010 short course world championships. She also won individual world titles in the 50-meter backstroke in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, and the 100-meter backstroke in 2011.
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| Full name | Zhao Jing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 31, 1990 Wuhan, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Zhejiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Records
edit- 2006 Asian Championships – 28.50, 50 m back (AR)
- 2008 National Champions Tournament & Olympic Selective Trials – 59.81, 100 m back (AR)
- 2009 FINA World Championships – 3.52.19, 4×100 m medley relay
- 2009 FINA World Cup Stockholm – 26.08 50 m backstroke short course world record
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Anderson, Jared (September 10, 2014). "China names 61-swimmer Asian Games team – Sun Yang's back and he's got company". Swimswam. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- [1] Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
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