Native name 陈定 Country China Nationality Chinese Sport Track and field | Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Name Chen Ding Weight 62 kg (137 lb) | |
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Born August 5, 1992 (age 31) ( 1992-08-05 ) Yunnan | ||
Chinese Gold medal race walker
Chen Ding (Chinese: 陈定; born August 5, 1992 in Yunnan, China) is a Chinese racewalker who won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. He finished the race in 1:18:46, a new Olympic record.
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2012 London Olympics
In the 2012 London Games, Chen became the first Chinese athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal in 20 km racewalk event. He is also the second Chinese male athlete to win a gold medal in any athletic event of the Olympics, after Liu Xiang's gold in 110 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Chen finished the race in 1:18:46 and established a new Olympic record. He achieved this feat one day before his birthday and considered it as a "wonderful gift". His teammates Wang Zhen and Cai Zelin finished third and fourth, with Guatemala's Erick Barrondo in second.
