Zhuang Yong
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 Zhuang Yong |
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| Women's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  China |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 50m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Pan Pacific Championships | |||
| Gold | 1989 Tokyo | 100m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1989 Tokyo | 200m Freestyle | |
Zhuang Yong (庄泳 born August 10, 1972 in Shanghai) is a former freestyle swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It meant China's first gold medal in swimming. Four years earlier in Seoul she won China's first ever Olympic medal in swimming, ending up second in the final of the Women's 100 m Freestyle, behind DDR's Kristin Otto.
Zhuang learned to swim as a kindergartener, and entered a local swimming school at age seven. Joined the Shanghai Team in 1984, she was chosen by the China National Swimming Team for intensified training two years later.
[edit] High performances
- 1985 – National Junior Games
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- Winning three golds and three silvers
- 1987 – National Games
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- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (56.22, Asian best and 10th world best result of the year)
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- Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- 1988 – National Championships
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- 5th World Best Result of the Year
- 1988 – Seoul Olympic Games
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- Silver – 100 m Freestyle (55.47, Asian best and China's first Olympic medal in swimming)
- Fourth place – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
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- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (breaking ARs in 100 m and 200 m Freestyle)
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- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (55.30)
- Gold – 200 m Freestyle (2:01.43)
- Gold – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay (3:46.39)
- Gold – 4x100 m Medley Relay (4:11.74 )
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- Gold – 50 m Freestyle
- Bronze – 100 m Freestyle
- Sixth place – 200 m Freestyle (AR)
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- Gold – 100 m Freestyle (OR)
- Silver – 50 m Freestyle
- Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- 1993 – National Games
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- One gold, one silver and one bronze
[edit] Honours
- 1985 – Awarded the title of Master of Sports
- 1988 – Awarded the title of International Master of Sports
- 1987-1988 – Selected one of National Top Ten Swimmers
- 1988-1990 – Thrice Selected one of National Top Ten Athletes of the year
- 1990 – Named National "March 8th" Red-Banner Holder by the All-China Women's Federation
- 1994 – Voted one of 45 Sports Stars in 45 years since the founding of new China in 1949
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