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Yang Jintong

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National team
  
China

Sport
  
Swimming


Strokes
  
freestyle

Name
  
Yang Jintong

Yang Jintong Yang Jintong Wins 800 Free at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships

Yang Jintong (born 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. He won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. He also won the silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle behind Grant Shoults.

In 2014 at the 2nd FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Balatonfüred, Hungary, Yang won the silver medal in the 5 km youth event. Together with his teammates Qiao Zhongyi and Yan Siyu, he won the gold medal in the mixed team event.

At the senior 2015 Chinese Championships in Huangshan, Yang finished second in the 400-meter freestyle, behind reigning Olympic champion Sun Yang.

References

Yang Jintong Wikipedia