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Chinese swimmer (born 2003) In this Chinese name, the family name is Ge.

Ge Chutong
Personal information
Native name葛楚彤
NationalityChinese
Born (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21)
Zhifu, Shandong, China
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×200 m freestyle

Ge Chutong (Chinese: 葛楚彤; born 23 September 2003) is a Chinese swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4×200m freestyle relay.

Biography

Ge was born on 23 September 2003 and grew up in Zhifu, Yantai, Shandong, China. She started training as a swimmer under coach Cong Jingjing, at the Yantai Swimming Training Center, during kindergarten. She competed internationally for the first time in 2017, winning a silver medal in the 400m medley at the 9th Asian Age Group Championships, in Uzbekistan. She competed at the national championships in 2018 and 2019, also winning gold at the National Youth Games in the latter year, in the 200m freestyle event.

Ge ranked fourth at the 2020 national championships in the 400m medley. She won silver in the event at the 2021 national championships and bronze in the 4×200m relay. She won two medals at the 2021 summer championships and narrowly lost to Yu Yiting at the 2021 National Games of China, in the 400m medley. She represented China at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in three events, with her best finish being sixth, in the 400m medley. Ge won a silver medal at the 2022 national championships and also participated at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).

In 2023, Ge won two silver medals at the spring national championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200m freestyle relay event at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and later that year won gold in the same event at the Asian Games. In April 2024, she won three medals, including one gold, at the national championships. She was selected to compete for China at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 4×200m freestyle relay, where she helped her team win the bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "杭州亚运烟台第三金！ 烟台00后小闺女泳池夺金" [Yantai wins third gold medal in Hangzhou Asian Games! Yantai post-00s girl wins gold in swimming pool] (in Chinese). The People's Government of Yantai. 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Chutong Ge". World Aquatics.
  3. "游泳——体校乙组女子200米自由泳决赛赛况" [Swimming - Sports School Group B Women's 200m Freestyle Finals]. Sohu.com. Xinhua News Agency. 13 August 2019.
  4. "全运女400混决赛余依婷惊险夺冠 葛楚彤遗憾摘银" [Yu Yiting narrowly won the women's 400 medley final at the National Games, while Ge Chutong regrettably won the silver medal] (in Chinese). China Central Television. 19 September 2023.
  5. "游泳世錦賽：葛楚彤獲得女子400米個人混合泳第六名" [World Swimming Championships: Ge Chutong finished sixth in the women's 400-meter individual medley] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 26 June 2022.
  6. "葛楚彤：接力一旦得牌，就是多人同时荣耀加身的皆大欢喜场面。" [Ge Chutong: Once the relay gets the card, it will be a happy scene with many people being honored at the same time.]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 14 July 2024.
  7. "奖牌+1！山东选手杨浚瑄、葛楚彤搭档队友夺女子4×200米自由泳接力季军" [Medal +1! Shandong athletes Yang Junxuan and Ge Chutong teamed up to win the third place in the women's 4×200m freestyle relay]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2 August 2024.
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