Zhao Hongbo

Zhao Hongbo (simplified Chinese: 赵宏博; traditional Chinese: 趙宏博; pinyin: Zhào Hóngbó; born 22 September 1973) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 & 2007), a three-time Four Continents Champion (1999, 2003 & 2007) and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion (1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2009).

Zhao Hongbo
Shen and Zhao in 2009
Full nameZhao Hongbo
Born (1973-09-22) 22 September 1973
Harbin, Heilongjiang
HometownHarbin
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country China
PartnerShen Xue
CoachYao Bin
Skating clubHarbin Skating Club
Retired17 February 2010
Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Pairs
2002 Salt Lake City Pairs
2006 Turin Pairs
World Championships
2002 Nagano Pairs
2003 Washington D.C. Pairs
2007 Tokyo Pairs
1999 Helsinki Pairs
2000 Nice Pairs
2004 Dortmund Pairs
2001 Vancouver Pairs
Four Continents Championships
1999 Halifax Pairs
2003 Beijing Pairs
2007 Colorado Springs Pairs
2001 Salt Lake City Pairs
Grand Prix Final
1998–1999 St. PetersburgPairs
1999–2000 LyonPairs
2003–2004 Colorado SpringsPairs
2004–2005 BeijingPairs
2006–2007 St. PetersburgPairs
2009–2010 TokyoPairs
2002–2003 St. PetersburgPairs
2000–2001 TokyoPairs
2001–2002 KitchenerPairs
Asian Winter Games
1996 HarbinPairs
1999 GangwonPairs
2003 AomoriPairs
2007 ChangchunPairs
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair team to win a medal at an International Skating Union event and at the World Figure Skating Championships. In 2002, they became the first Chinese pair skating team to win a World Championship. They are also the first Chinese pair skaters to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, they were the first Chinese skaters to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in any figure skating category, ending almost half a century of Russian and Soviet pair skating dominance.

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