Personal information | |
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Native name | دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان (Dilnigar Ilhamjan) |
Born | [1] Altay City, Xinjiang, China | May 3, 2001
Sport | |
Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Dilnigar Ilhamjan (Uyghur: دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان), also known as Dinigeer Yilamujiang (Chinese: 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江; born May 3, 2001), is a Chinese cross-country skier of Uyghur ethnicity, born in Altay, Xinjiang.[2] She is the first Chinese cross-country skier to win a medal in an FIS event.[3] She made her maiden Olympic appearance during the 2022 Winter Olympics,[4] where she was one of the two last torch bearers.
She is a representative to the 19th Communist Youth League Congress.[5]