Men
CHN
Tingyu Gao
CHN- Date of birth15 Dec 1997
- Height180 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownHarbin
- Place of birthYichun
- Start skatingHe took up the sport in 2004 while he was at primary school.
- Club Trains on his own
- Hobbies"Playing basketball and billiards." (Athlete, December 2025)
- LanguagesMandarin
- CoachLiu Guangbin
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2017 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.ifeng.com, 04 Jan 2017; sport.gov.cn, 09 Feb 2017)
In 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 26 Mar 2014)
In 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 26 Mar 2014)
"Everything happens for a reason." (Athlete, December 2025)
Coach Liu Guangbin. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
"I have already achieved my ambition, with Olympic gold." (Athlete, December 2025)
-Competed at the PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, winning gold in the men's 500m in Beijing and bronze in the men's 500m in PyeongChang. (isu-skating.com/speed-skating, December 2025)
- He became the first male athlete representing the People's Republic of China to win an Olympic medal in speed skating when winning 500m bronze in PyeongChang. (OIS, 19 Feb 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Jan 2020)
- He became the first male athlete representing the People's Republic of China to win an Olympic medal in speed skating when winning 500m bronze in PyeongChang. (OIS, 19 Feb 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Jan 2020)
He loved skating and showed talent in the sport from an early age.
Liu Guangbin
