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Wang Meng (??, pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Wáng Méng; born April 10, 1985) is a Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 short track speed skater
Speed skating

Speed skating or speedskating is a competition form of skating in which the competitors racing each other in travelling a certain distance on skating....
. She lives in Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 and is from Harbin
Harbin

is a sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang in Northeast China. It lies on the southern bank of the Songhua River. Harbin is ranked as the tenth largest city in China, serving as a key political, economic, scientific, cultural and communications center of Northeastern China....
, the same hometown as the last gold medalist in the 500 m, Chinese speed skater Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (A)

Yang Yang is an Olympic Games short track speed skating. She is currently a member of the Chinese national short track team. Most notably, her victory in the women's 500 m short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics made her China's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medalist....
. On February 15, 2006 at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006....
, Wang was the first athlete to win a gold for the Chinese team
China at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Yang Yang , a short track speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies....
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Wang Meng (??, pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Wáng Méng; born April 10, 1985) is a Chinese
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 short track speed skater
Speed skating

Speed skating or speedskating is a competition form of skating in which the competitors racing each other in travelling a certain distance on skating....
. She lives in Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 and is from Harbin
Harbin

is a sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang in Northeast China. It lies on the southern bank of the Songhua River. Harbin is ranked as the tenth largest city in China, serving as a key political, economic, scientific, cultural and communications center of Northeastern China....
, the same hometown as the last gold medalist in the 500 m, Chinese speed skater Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (A)

Yang Yang is an Olympic Games short track speed skating. She is currently a member of the Chinese national short track team. Most notably, her victory in the women's 500 m short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics made her China's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medalist....
. On February 15, 2006 at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006....
, Wang was the first athlete to win a gold for the Chinese team
China at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Yang Yang , a short track speed skater, served as flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies....
.

Honors and medals


Olympics
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....

  • Gold in 500 m in 2006
  • Silver in 1000 m in 2006
  • Bronze in 1500 m in 2006


World rankings

  • 1st in 500 m in 2005-2006
  • 1st in 1000 m in 2005-2006
  • 18th in 1500 m in 2005-2006
  • 15th overall in 2005-2006


World Championship
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a professional short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country....

  • 1st overall in 2008
  • Gold in 500 m in 2008
  • Gold in 1000 m in 2008
  • Gold in 1500 m in 2008
  • Bronze in 3000 m relay in 2008


  • 4th overall in 2005
  • Silver in 500 m in 2005
  • Silver in 3000 m relay in 2005
  • Bronze in 1000 m in 2005
  • Bronze in 1500 m in 2005


  • 2nd overall in 2004
  • Gold in 500 m in 2004
  • Silver in 1500 m in 2004
  • Silver in 3000 m relay in 2004


  • Gold in 3000 m relay in 2003


World Junior Championships

  • 2nd overall in 2002
  • Gold in 500 m in 2002
  • Bronze in 1500 m in 2002
  • Bronze in 1500 m super final in 2002