SWIMMER
Qian Hong
1971 - Today

Qian Hong
Qian Hong (simplified Chinese: 钱红; traditional Chinese: 錢紅; pinyin: Qián Hóng; born January 30, 1971, in Baoding, Hebei) is a former butterfly swimmer from China and two-time Olympic medalist. Qian first won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later she captured gold in the same event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Qian Hong is the 345th most popular swimmer (down from 274th in 2024), the 1,318th most popular biography from China (down from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Qian Hong ranks 345 out of 709. Before her are Mary T. Meagher, Mikako Kotani, Yang Wenyi, Pernille Blume, Jason Lezak, and Bronte Barratt. After her are Andriy Govorov, Mike Barrowman, Nicholas Santos, Beatrice Câșlaru, Birte Weigang, and Anastasia Davydova.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMary T. Meagher
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 339
Mikako Kotani
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 340
Yang Wenyi
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 341
Pernille Blume
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 342
Jason Lezak
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 343
Bronte Barratt
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 344
Qian Hong
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 345
Andriy Govorov
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 346
Mike Barrowman
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 347
Nicholas Santos
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 348
Beatrice Câșlaru
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 349
Birte Weigang
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 350
Anastasia Davydova
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 351
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Qian Hong ranks 977. Before her are Harald Strand Nilsen, György Mizsei, Tsutomu Nishino, Pascal Renier, Masahide Kawamoto, and Sergei Mandreko. After her are Nick Hysong, Jared Palmer, Francesco Mussoni, Kenichi Sugano, Tatsuya Morishige, and Aleksander Delchev.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsHarald Strand Nilsen
SKIER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 971
György Mizsei
BOXER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 972
Tsutomu Nishino
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 973
Pascal Renier
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 974
Masahide Kawamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 975
Sergei Mandreko
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - 2022
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 976
Qian Hong
SWIMMER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 977
Nick Hysong
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 978
Jared Palmer
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 979
Francesco Mussoni
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 980
Kenichi Sugano
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 981
Tatsuya Morishige
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 982
Aleksander Delchev
CHESS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 983
In China
Among people born in China, Qian Hong ranks 1,318 out of 1,610. Before her are Li Jinyu (1977), He Ying (1977), Zhang Zhong (1978), Yang Wei (1979), Fu Haifeng (1984), and Sun Mingming (1983). After her are Xie Xingfang (1981), Wang Huifeng (1968), Liao Fan (1974), Jia (1990), Deng Qingming (1966), and Zou Kai (1988).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLi Jinyu
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,312
He Ying
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,313
Zhang Zhong
CHESS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,314
Yang Wei
BADMINTON PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,315
Fu Haifeng
BADMINTON PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1,316
Sun Mingming
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,317
Qian Hong
SWIMMER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 1,318
Xie Xingfang
BADMINTON PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 1,319
Wang Huifeng
FENCER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,320
Liao Fan
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 1,321
Jia
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,322
Deng Qingming
ASTRONAUT
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,323
Zou Kai
GYMNAST
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,324
Among SWIMMERS In China
Among swimmers born in China, Qian Hong ranks 5. Before her are Sun Yang (1991), Lin Li (1970), Le Jingyi (1975), and Yang Wenyi (1972). After her are Zhuang Yong (1972), Ye Shiwen (1996), Pan Zhanle (2004), Jiao Liuyang (1991), Zhang Lin (1987), Wang Shun (1994), and Liu Zige (1989).
Sun Yang
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1
Lin Li
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 2
Le Jingyi
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 3
Yang Wenyi
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 4
Qian Hong
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 5
Zhuang Yong
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 6
Ye Shiwen
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7
Pan Zhanle
2004 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 8
Jiao Liuyang
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 9
Zhang Lin
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 10
Wang Shun
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 11
Liu Zige
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 12














































