Wang Dong (swimmer)
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| Full name | Wang Dong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1986[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wang Dong (born 4 February 1986) is a Chinese butterfly swimmer.[1]
Career
At the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships in Singapore, Wang won two gold medals. In the 100 metre butterfly event he won gold in 53.92[2] and with Ouyang Kunpeng, Xie Zhi and Huang Shaohua won gold in the 4×100 metre medley relay in a new championship record time of 3:42.04.[3]
One month later at the 2006 World Short Course Championships in Shanghai, Wang finished 16th in the 50 metre butterfly[4] equal 28th in the 100 metre butterfly[5] and in the final of the 4 × 100 metre medley relay the Chinese quartet of Wang, Ouyang Kunpeng, Xie Zhi and Huang Shaohua initially finished in 5th place with a time 3:31.73,[6] but were later disqualified.[7]
In December 2006, at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Wang won three medals. He won bronze in both the 50 m[8] and 100 m butterfly[9] and with Ouyang Kunpeng, Lai Zhongjian and Chen Zuo won silver in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay.[10]
The following year at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Wang finished 31st in the 50 metre butterfly,[11] 27th in the 100 metre butterfly,[12] and with Ouyang Kunpeng, Lai Zhongjian and Chen Zuo finished 13th in 4 × 100 metre medley relay.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile of Wang Dong". DAGOC 2006. December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
- ^ "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly final at the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships". Singapore Swimming Association. March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay final at the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships". Singapore Swimming Association. March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Results of the men's 50 metre butterfly semifinals at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly heats at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay final at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Full results of the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)" (pdf). Omega Timing. April 2006. p. 125. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's 50 metre butterfly final at the 2006 Asian Games". DAGOC 2006. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007.
- ^ "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly final at the 2006 Asian Games". DAGOC 2006. 3 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007.
- ^ "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay final at the 2006 Asian Games". DAGOC 2006. 7 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
- ^ "Results of the men's 50 metre butterfly heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega Timing. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's 100 metre butterfly heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega Timing. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Results of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay heats at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships" (pdf). Omega Timing. 1 April 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2015.