Guo Dan (speed skater)

For the Chinese archer, see Guo Dan (archer).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.
Maria Guo Dan
Personal information
Full nameGuo Dan
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 (age 33)
Beijing, China
Sport
Country China
SportRoller speed skating, Speed skating
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's inline skating
World Games
Gold medal – first place Cali 2013 20000m elimination race
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place Jakarta-Palembang 2018 20000m elimination race

Guo Dan (Chinese: 郭丹; pinyin: Guō Dān; Mandarin pronunciation: [kwó tán]; born 6 December 1990) is a Chinese female roller skater who is also specialised in speed skating.[1][2][3][4] She took the sport of roller skating at the age of three and has competed at several international competitions as a roller skater. She most notably secured a gold medal in the women's 20000m elimination race during the 2013 World Games, which was held in Colombia.[5]

Guo Dan decided to take the sport of speed skating in late 2015 as she was aiming to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7] She took part in the 2017 Asian Winter Games and competed in the women's mass start event.[8] Guo Dan was selected to represent China at the 2018 Winter Olympics and competed in the women's mass start event.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Speed Skating - Dan Guo (China)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ^ "Dan Guo - Player Profile - Speed Skating". Eurosport. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ "Dan Guo (CHN)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. ^ "(Maria) Guo Dan - SpeedSkatingStats.com". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  5. ^ "2013 Roller Speed Skating World Championships: Medal results and records - Online-skating.com". www.online-skating.com. September 2013. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  6. ^ "GUO Dan". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  7. ^ "SS - Person Bio". www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  8. ^ "Sapporo 2017 Schedule" (PDF). www.sapporo2017.org/. SAWOG 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: GUO Dan - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  10. ^ "GUO Dan | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018". Pyeong Chang 2018 | CBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-25.