Wang Shun

Wang Shun (Chinese: 汪顺; 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.

Wang Shun
汪顺
Personal information
Full nameWang Shun
National teamChina
Born (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
ClubZhejiang
CoachZhu Zhigen
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships (LC) 0 0 4
World Championships (SC) 2 0 1
Asian Games 5 3 3
Asian Swimming Championships 4 3 0
Military World Games 3 1 1
Total 11 6 9
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 200 m medley
2016 Rio de Janeiro200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle
2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
2015 Kazan 200 m medley
2017 Budapest200 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2016 Windsor200 m medley
2018 Hangzhou200 m medley
2018 Hangzhou4×200 m freestyle
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 200 m medley
2022 Hangzhou 200 m medley
2022 Hangzhou 4x100 m medley
2022 Hangzhou 4x100 m mixed medley
2022 Hangzhou 4x100 m freestyle
2010 Guangzhou 200 m medley
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4×200 m freestyle
2022 Hangzhou 4×200 m freestyle
2014 Incheon 200 m medley
2018 Jakarta 400 m medley
2022 Hangzhou 400 m medley
Asian Championships
2012 Dubai200 m medley
2012 Dubai400 m medley
2012 Dubai4×200 m freestyle
2016 Tokyo200 m medley
2016 Tokyo400 m medley
2016 Tokyo200 m freestyle
2016 Tokyo4x200 m freestyle
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan200 m medley
2019 Wuhan400 m medley
2019 Wuhan4×200 m freestyle
2019 Wuhan4×100 m freestyle
2019 Wuhan200 m backstroke

In addition to his Olympic medals, Wang has also won four bronze medals at the World Championships, two gold and one bronze medals at the World Championships (short course) and five medals (one gold, two silvers, two bronzes) at the Asian Games.

Wang is the current national record holder in individual medley swimming for both short and long courses in all distances (100, 200, and 400 metres). He is also the holder of the Asian record for the 200 metres individual medley.

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