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Chinese swimmer
Yang Jintong
Personal information
National team China
Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 26)
Tianjin, China
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore 400 m freestyle
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Jintong 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

  1. "Men's 800m Freestyle Final Start List". Omega Timing. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. "Yang Jintong Wins 800 Free at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  3. Zhang (August 26, 2015). "China's Yang Jintong Takes Silver at FINA World Junior Swimming Championships". China Radio International. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. "Balatonfured 2014 - 5 km". FINA. September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. "FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships – Balatonfured 2014". True North Strong Sports. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  6. "Chinese national swimming championships results". China Internet Information Center. September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.


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