Sun Yang
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Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China
. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics
. At the 2010 Asian Games
, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year at the 2010 CCTV
Sports Awards. At the 2011 World Championships, Sun broke the world record in the 1500 metre freestyle, long-held by Grant Hackett
and which was the longest-held world record in swimming, and the only men's swimming record to not have been beaten during the techsuit era.
Key: AS = Asian record, NR = National record, WR = World Record
China
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. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China....
. At the 2010 Asian Games
Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games
Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Aquatics Centre in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 18, 2010. This Aquatics discipline had 38 long course events: 19 for males and 19 for females.-Participating countries:...
, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year at the 2010 CCTV
China Central Television
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Sports Awards. At the 2011 World Championships, Sun broke the world record in the 1500 metre freestyle, long-held by Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history...
and which was the longest-held world record in swimming, and the only men's swimming record to not have been beaten during the techsuit era.
Major achievements
- 2006 National Winter Championships – 1st 400m/1500m free;
- 2006 National Marathon Swimming Tournament – 1st 10 km free;
- 2007 National Champions Tournament – 2nd 400m/1500m free;
- 2007 National Championships – 1st 1500m free;
- 2007 National Intercity Games – 1st 1500m free;
- 2008 "Good Luck Beijing" Swimming Olympic Qualification – 2nd 400m free
- 2008 OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
– 28th 400m free, 8th 1500m free - 2009 World ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2009 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...
– 3rd 1500m free - 2010 Asian GamesSwimming at the 2010 Asian GamesSwimming at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Aquatics Centre in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 18, 2010. This Aquatics discipline had 38 long course events: 19 for males and 19 for females.-Participating countries:...
– 1st 1500m free (Asian Record) - 2011 World Aquatics ChampionshipsSwimming at the 2011 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
– 1st 1500m free (World Record), 1st 800m free, 2nd 400m free
Personal bests (long course)
.| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m freestyle | 1:44.99 | Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... |
April 6, 2011 | NR |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:40.29 | Rizhao Rizhao Rizhao is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east... |
September 23, 2011 | AS, NR |
| 800 m freestyle | 7:38.57 | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
July 27, 2011 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:34.14 | Shanghai | July 31, 2011 | AS, NR, WR |
Key: AS = Asian record, NR = National record, WR = World Record