Gong Jinjie

Gong Jinjie
Personal information
Born (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprint

Gong Jinjie (宫金杰) (born 12 November 1986) is a Chinese professional racing cyclist, a member of the provincial Jilin Team since 2002 and the Chinese National Team since 2005. Her coaches include Yongqing Wang (王永庆) and Sean Eadie.

Career

Gong competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She and Guo Shuang set a world record of 32.447 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event, which they then improved upon with 32.422 in the next round.[1] They went on to finish first in the final against the German team, but were disqualified for an alleged "early relay", and were relegated to the silver medal instead.[2] Gong and Guo's coach Daniel Morelon maintains that the pair were "robbed" of the gold medal, and described it as an "injustice". He complained that the judges refused to provide a "video footage of the race on slow motion", and only provided a "vague explanation" for the infringement they had allegedly committed.[3]

Gong competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She and Zhong Tianshi set a world record of 31.928 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event, and won China's first ever Olympics Cycling gold medal in the final by beating the Russian team.

Career highlights

DatePlacingEventCompetitionLocationCountry
13 December 20062nd, silver medalist(s)SprintAsian GamesDoha Qatar
20 January 20083KeirinWorld CupLos Angeles United States
16 February 20081500 m time trialWorld CupBallerup Denmark
27 March 20082nd, silver medalist(s)Team sprint[N 1]World ChampionshipsManchester United Kingdom
1 November 20082500 m time trialWorld CupManchester United Kingdom
2 November 20083KeirinWorld CupManchester United Kingdom
22 November 20082500 m time trialWorld CupMelbourne Australia
17 January 20092500 m time trialWorld CupBeijing China
17 January 20093Team sprint[N 1]World CupBeijing China
20 November 20091Team sprint[N 2]World CupMelbourne Australia
23 January 20102500 m time trialWorld CupBeijing China
23 January 20101Team sprint[N 2]World CupBeijing China
25 March 20102nd, silver medalist(s)Team sprint[N 2]World ChampionshipsBallerup Denmark
2 December 20101Team sprint[N 3]World CupMelbourne Australia
21 January 20111Team sprint[N 2]World CupBeijing China
18 February 20112Team sprint[N 3]World CupManchester United Kingdom
24 March 20113rd, bronze medalist(s)Team sprint[N 3]World ChampionshipsApeldoorn Netherlands
2 August 20122nd, silver medalist(s)Team sprint[N 3]Olympic GamesLondon United Kingdom
2014
1st Team Sprint, Asian Games (with Zhong Tianshi)
2015
GP von Deutschland im Sprint
1st Team Sprint (with Zhong Tianshi)
3rd Sprint
2016
1st Team Sprint, Asian Track Championships (with Zhong Tianshi)
  1. 1 2 The other rider on the team was Zheng Lulu
  2. 1 2 3 4 The other rider on the team was Lin Junhong
  3. 1 2 3 4 The other rider on the team was Guo Shuang

References

  1. ↑ "Cycling – China set world record, Britain out". Reuters. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chinese women's sprint cycling team disqualified for lane change; Germany wins Olympic gold". Washington Post. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chinese cycling coach says women's sprint team 'robbed' of gold". CBC. 3 August 2012.
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