Li Jiajun

Li Jiajun (simplified Chinese: 李佳军; traditional Chinese: 李佳軍; pinyin: Lǐ Jiājūn; born October 15, 1975, in Changchun, Jilin) is a former Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals – two silver and three bronze.[1] He has been a two-time Overall World Champion for 1999 and 2001.

Li Jiajun
Medal record
Short track speed skating
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 3
World Championships 12 4 7
World Team Championships 2 1 2
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 1000m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 1500m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 1500m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 The Hague 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sofia Overall
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sofia 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sofia 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sofia 5000m relay
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sheffield 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sheffield5000m relay
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju Overall
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Warsaw 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Warsaw 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sheffield 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Warsaw Overall
Silver medal – second place 2004 Gothenburg 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Gothenburg 5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Vienna 5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sofia 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sheffield Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Jeonju 5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Warsaw 5000m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Gothenburg Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Beijing 1000 m
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 St. Louis Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Milwaukee Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Nobeyama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Chuncheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Budapest Team
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Harbin 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1996 Harbin 1500 m
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 20001000 m
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Biography

In 1998 Winter Olympics, he led for much of the way during the final race of the 1000m, but was edged out at the finish-line by Korea's Kim Dong-Sung, to win a silver medal. He also won a bronze medal in 5000m relay.

He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but failed to win a medal after being disqualified following a collision with Apolo Ohno, which caused Ahn Hyun-Soo and Mathieu Turcotte to also fall and allowed Australian Steven Bradbury to claim the gold medal.[2]

During the opening ceremony of the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Li was given the honour to light the torch. As of August 18, 2006, he officially retired from short track speedskating. According to Li, he went to study in Canada later that year and continued his work as the assistant coach for the national team.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Jiajun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games:Men's 1,000 metres
  3. Veteran skaters bid farewell to ice rink


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