Wang Jianjiahe

Wang Jianjiahe (Chinese: 王简嘉禾; pinyin: Wáng Jiǎn Jiā Hé; born 17 July 2002) is a Chinese swimmer.[2] She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the gold medal. She competed in the 2018 Fina Short Course World Championships in Hangzhou, China her home country and won her first World Championship gold in the Women's 800 meter freestyle gold, and won silver in the Women's 400 meter freestyle. She also added a gold in the women's 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay, swimming the anchor leg.[3][4][5] At the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup she won silver in the 400m freestyle and a gold in the 800 metre freestyle.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王)-Jian (简) (father and mother's surname)[1].

Wang Jianjiahe
王简嘉禾
Personal information
Full name王简嘉禾
Wang Jianjiahe
National teamChina
Born (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002
Anshan, Liaoning
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLiaoning Swimming Team
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gwangju1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2018 Hangzhou800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 Hangzhou4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2018 Hangzhou400 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 4×200 m freestyle

Personal bests
As of 30 July 2021[6]

Long course (50-meter pool)
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m freestyle 27.90 2018 Asian Games 24 August 2018
100 m freestyle 54.77 2018 Chinese National Swimming Championships 13 October 2018
200 m freestyle 1.57.31 2018 Chinese National Swimming Championships 22 June 2018
400 m freestyle 4.03.14 2018 Atlanta PSS 3 March 2018
800 m freestyle 8.14.64 2019 Chinese National Swimming Championships 30 March 2019 NR,AS
1500 m freestyle 15:41.49 2020 Summer Olympics 26 July 2021 NR,AS

Short course (25-meter pool)
Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m freestyle 26.60 2018 World Championships 11 December, 2018
100 m freestyle 55.39 2018 World Cup 29 September, 2018
200 m freestyle 1.53.23 2018 World Championships 11 December, 2018
400 m freestyle 3:53.97 2018 World Cup 4 October, 2018 NR,AS
800 m freestyle 7:59:44 2018 World Cup 6 October, 2018 NR,AS

Key: NR = National Record ; AS = Asian Record

References
  1. "从冠军摇篮出来的超级女生 王简嘉禾无心插柳反成冠军_体育_腾讯网". sports.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Tencent Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2019. ……，王简嘉禾出生于鞍山的一个跟体育毫无关系的普通家庭。父母把俩人的姓，加上"家和"的谐音，寓意一家人"和和睦睦"。(... Wang Jianjiahe was born in Anshan, an ordinary family that has nothing to do with sports. Parents put the surnames of the two people together with the homonym of "Jia He", which means the "harmonious family".)
  2. "Wang Jianjiahe". Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Swimming: Women's 1500m Freestyle". Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Wang Jianjiahe Wins World Title in 800 Free". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. "Wang Jianjiahe aids China win in women's 4x200 free at Hangzhou Worlds - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. "FINA personal best results".
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