Wang Qiang (skier)

Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王强; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition.[2] By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Qiang
Country China
Born (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993
Yichun, Jiangxi, China
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (2018–2020, 2022–present)
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts17
Team starts3
Overall titles0 – (36th in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 20 March 2022.
Wang Qiang
Simplified Chinese王强
Traditional Chinese王強

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201824DSQ635967—27
202228——46[a]301313

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20192572——281321

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final
201824NCNCNCDNF———
201925NCNCNC————
202026105—65————
20222836—12————

Individual podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 WC, 0 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2021–22 3 March 2022Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

References
  1. "Athlete Profile: WANG Qiang - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. Make history! Wang Qiang cross-country skiing silver medal Chinese player on the World Cup podium for the first time min.news Retrieved 30 March 2023
  3. "Cup standings".
  4. "WANG Qiang". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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