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Chen Xinyi
Personal information
Full nameChen Xinyi
陈欣怡
NationalityChina China
Born (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 26)
Shanghai, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle, butterfly, individual medley
ClubShanghai
Medal record
Women's swimming
International aquatics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 1 0 0
Asian Games 3 0 0
Total 4 0 0
Women's swimming
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 4×100 m freestyle

Template:Chinese name Chen Xinyi (born January 2, 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer, swimming freestyle, butterfly and individual medley.

Career

At the 2014 Asian Games, she won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle,[2] 100 metre butterfly [3] and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

Failed doping test

While swimming for the Chinese national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Xinyi tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a banned substance.[4][5][6] Following this, she was suspended from competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[7] The International Swimming Federation Doping Panel decided to impose on her a period of two years’ ineligibility, from August 11, 2016 to August 10, 2018 for her first anti-doping rule violation.[8]

Personal bests (long course)

As of September 30, 2014
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m freestyle 24.53 2016 National Championship Games of China April 10, 2016
100 m freestyle 53.84 2013 National Games of China September 9, 2013
100 m butterfly 56.61 2014 Asian Games September 23, 2014
200 m individual medley 2.09.55 2013 National Games of China September 7, 2013
400 m individual medley 4.39.54 2013 World Aquatics Championships August 4, 2013

References

  1. ^ "Xinyi Chen". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25.
  2. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Results". Incheon 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's 100m Butterfly Results". Incheon 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ Lutton, Phil; Wen, Phillip; Barrett, Chris. "Rio 2016: China confirms athlete Chen Xinyi failed doping test". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Crisis for China as swimmer Chen Xinyi fails drugs test at Rio Olympics". South China MOrning Post. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi tests positive for a banned substance: Xinhua". Reuters. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ^ Rogers, Martin. "3 Olympians, including Chinese swimmer, booted from Rio Games for doping". USA Today. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. ^ "PR 110- FINA Doping Panel Decision – Xinyi Chen (CHN)". FINA. Retrieved 27 July 2017.