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Pang Qianyu

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Pang Qianyu
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 28)
Shaoshan, China [1]
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryChina
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class53 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 53 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 53 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 53 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 55 kg

Pang Qianyu (born 13 November 1996) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She won a bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and again in the women's 53 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.[4][5][6]

Career

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At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event.[7]

She competed in the women's 53 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia without winning a medal.[8] She was eliminated in her first match by Haruna Okuno of Japan.

Pang won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[9] In the final, she lost against Akari Fujinami of Japan.[9]

She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] Pang won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11] She defeated Batkhuyagiin Khulan of Mongolia in her bronze medal match.[11]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st Freestyle 53 kg
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st Freestyle 55 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
2024 Summer Olympics Paris, France 3rd Freestyle 53 kg

References

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  1. ^ https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/pang-qianyu-1314138 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "American wrestler Steveson wins men's freestyle super heavyweight gold". The Times of India. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 September 2019). "Japan lead women's rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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