| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 15 December 1997 Yichun, China |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Event | 500 m |
| Club | Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Centre |
| Gao Tingyu | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 高亭宇 | ||||||||
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Gao Tingyu (born 15 December 1997) is a Chinese speed skater who is the Olympic record holder and champion in the Men's 500m event.[1] He had served as one of the flag bearers for Team China at both the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic's opening ceremony, and its closing ceremony.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Who is China's men's 500m speedskating champion Gao Tingyu?". South China Morning Post. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Speed skater Gao and skeleton's Zhao chosen as China's Beijing 2022 flagbearers". www.insidethegames.biz. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Gao Tingyu, Xu Mengtao to be flag bearers of Chinese delegation at closing ceremony-Xinhua". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.