Yang Jintong

Chinese swimmer

Yang Jintong

Personal information

National team|  China
Born|  (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 24)[1]
Tianjin, China
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| freestyle

Medal record

Men's swimming
Representing China
Asian Games
|  2022 Hangzhou | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2018 Jakarta | 4×100 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
|  2015 Singapore | 800 m freestyle
|  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.[2] He also won the silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle behind Grant Shoults.[3]

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.[4] Together with his teammates Qiao Zhongyi and Yan Siyu, he won the gold medal in the mixed team event.[5]

At the senior 2015 Chinese Championships in Huangshan, Yang finished second in the 400-meter freestyle, behind reigning Olympic champion Sun Yang.[6]

## References[edit]

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.[dead link]
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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