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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Shun is the 403rd most popular swimmer (down from 395th in 2019), the 1,383rd most popular biography from China (down from 1,371st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Wang Shun ranks 403 out of 709Before him are Amy Van Dyken, Zhang Lin, Filippo Magnini, Sharon van Rouwendaal, Kieren Perkins, and Cameron van der Burgh. After him are Liu Zige, Theresa Andrews, Kelsi Dahlia, Femke Heemskerk, Lenny Krayzelburg, and Daniela Samulski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Wang Shun ranks 522Before 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 1,383 out of 1,610Before him are Feng Zhang (1981), Yang Xu (1988), Zhang Lin (1987), Wu Chengying (1975), Qiu Jian (1975), and Duan Yingying (1989). After him are Liu Jia (1982), Liu Zige (1989), Zhang Liyin (1989), Cai Xukun (1998), Liao Hui (1987), and Zhang Chengdong (1989).

Among SWIMMERS In China

Among swimmers born in China, Wang Shun ranks 11Before 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).