Zhang Yufei (swimmer)
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Zhang Yufei (Chinese: 张雨霏; pinyin: Zhāng Yǔfēi; born 19 April 1998) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.[2] Considered one of the most promising swimmers in the international scene, she produced a tally of thirty-seven medals (eighteen gold medals, seven silver medals, and twelve bronze medals) in her swimming career, spanning the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics. In 2023, she was named as the most valuable player in the women's division, in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3]
Personal information | |
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National team | China |
Born | (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26) Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly |
Club | Jiangsu Swimming Team[2] |
Coach | Cui Dengrong |
Medal record |
A 2024 article recently published in the New York Times alleges that significant levels of trimetazidine were detected in her blood stream prior to and during the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.[4][5][6]