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Wang Shun

1994 - Today

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Wang Shun (simplified Chinese: 汪顺; traditional Chinese: 汪順; pinyin: Wāng Shùn; born 11 February 1994) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. A versatile medley swimmer, he became the first Asian male swimmer to win a gold medal at the men's 200m individual medley at the Olympic Games when he came in first at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's 200 metre individual medley. He is also the first swimmer from China to win a gold medal in an Olympic men's medley swimming event. He had earlier won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Wang Shun is the 433rd most popular swimmer (down from 397th in 2024), the 1,452nd most popular biography from China (down from 1,369th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Wang Shun ranks 435 out of 709. Before him are Giorgio Lamberti, Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, Sharon van Rouwendaal, David Meca, Kieren Perkins, and Cameron van der Burgh. After him are Liu Zige, Junko Tanaka, Theresa Andrews, and Kelsi Dahlia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Wang Shun ranks 538. Before him are Pathé Ciss, Leonor Andrade, Raquel Castro, Musashi Suzuki, Gerard Gumbau, and Rodolfo Pizarro. After him are Hunter Doohan, Luciano Acosta, Miyu Kato, Vivian Kong, Danilo Cataldi, and Azumi Waki.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Shun ranks 1,452 out of 1,610. Before him are Yang Xu (1988), Zhang Lin (1987), Wu Chengying (1975), Sun Yingjie (1979), Qiu Jian (1975), and Duan Yingying (1989). After him are Liu Jia (1982), Liu Zige (1989), Zhang Liyin (1989), Wang Haibin (1973), Cai Xukun (1998), and Liao Hui (1987).

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    Yang Xu

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 40.22

    Rank: 1,446

  • Photo of Zhang Lin

    Zhang Lin

    SWIMMER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 40.21

    Rank: 1,447

  • Photo of Wu Chengying

    Wu Chengying

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 40.18

    Rank: 1,448

  • Photo of Sun Yingjie

    Sun Yingjie

    ATHLETE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 40.16

    Rank: 1,449

  • Photo of Qiu Jian

    Qiu Jian

    POLITICIAN

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 40.15

    Rank: 1,450

  • Photo of Duan Yingying

    Duan Yingying

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 40.11

    Rank: 1,451

  • Photo of Wang Shun

    Wang Shun

    SWIMMER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 40.11

    Rank: 1,452

  • Photo of Liu Jia

    Liu Jia

    ATHLETE

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 40.09

    Rank: 1,453

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    Liu Zige

    SWIMMER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 40.09

    Rank: 1,454

  • Photo of Zhang Liyin

    Zhang Liyin

    SINGER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 40.08

    Rank: 1,455

  • Photo of Wang Haibin

    Wang Haibin

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 40.04

    Rank: 1,456

  • Photo of Cai Xukun

    Cai Xukun

    MUSICIAN

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 40.03

    Rank: 1,457

  • Photo of Liao Hui

    Liao Hui

    ATHLETE

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 40.00

    Rank: 1,458

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Among SWIMMERS In China

Among swimmers born in China, Wang Shun ranks 11. Before him are Qian Hong (1971), Zhuang Yong (1972), Ye Shiwen (1996), Pan Zhanle (2004), Jiao Liuyang (1991), and Zhang Lin (1987). After him are Liu Zige (1989), Luo Xuejuan (1984), Zhang Yufei (1998), Pang Jiaying (1985), Xu Jiayu (1995), and Huang Xuechen (1990).

Chinese born Swimmers

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