Wang Qiang (skier)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Qiang
Country China
Born (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 31)
Yichun, Jiangxi, China
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (2018–2020, 2022–present)
Indiv. starts17
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts3
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (36th in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 20 March 2022.
Wang Qiang
Simplified Chinese王强
Traditional Chinese王強
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Qiáng
IPA[wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]

Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王强; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition.[2] By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2018 24 DSQ 63 59 67 — 27
2022 28 — — 46[a] 30 13 13

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2019 25 72 — — 28 13 21

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final
2018 24 NC NC NC DNF — — —
2019 25 NC NC NC — — — —
2020 26 105 — 65 — — — —
2022 28 36 — 12 — — — —

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 WC, 0 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  2021–22  3 March 2022 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: WANG Qiang - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ^ Make history! Wang Qiang cross-country skiing silver medal Chinese player on the World Cup podium for the first time min.news Retrieved 30 March 2023
  3. ^ "Cup standings".
  4. ^ "WANG Qiang". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.


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