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Chen Yueling

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Chen Yueling (simplified Chinese: 陈跃玲; traditional Chinese: 陳躍玲; pinyin: Chén Yuèlíng; born December 24, 1969 (also reported as April 1, 1968) in Liaoning, China) is now an American race walker, who became the first ever female Olympic Race walking champion in 1992 while competing for China. She was virtually tied with former Soviet, Unified Team member Alina Ivanova with 200 meters to go. Ivanova then accelerated past Chen to the finish, while Chen held form. After a short celebration, Ivanova earned a disqualification, while Chen was awarded her gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Yueling is the 3,152nd most popular athlete (down from 2,904th in 2024), the 1,174th most popular biography from China (down from 1,156th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chen Yueling ranks 3,152 out of 6,025. Before her are Tomislav Paškvalin, Tatyana Lesovaya, Elena Kaliská, Liliana Năstase, Esther Jones, and Tobi Amusan. After her are Mildrette Netter, Andrey Prokofyev, Dave Trottier, Christoph Sumann, Khatuna Narimanidze, and José Luíz Barbosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Chen Yueling ranks 719. Before her are Ion Vlădoiu, Tomoaki Sano, Eyjólfur Sverrisson, Terry Notary, Deborah S. Jin, and Peter Webber. After her are Sebastian Schipper, Sergio Porrini, Ilya Smirin, Penny Wong, Markus Schmidt, and Bettina Stark-Watzinger.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Yueling ranks 1,174 out of 1,610. Before her are Wang Wenbin (null), Eric Yuan (1970), Lynn Hung (1980), Wang Hong (1965), Shen Xue (1978), and Hou Yifan (1994). After her are Yang Yang (1976), Elizabeth Williams (null), Zhuang Xiaoyan (1969), Sun Fuming (1974), Chen Longcan (1965), and Liu Fang (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Chen Yueling ranks 23. Before her are Liu Hong (1987), Wang Yan (1971), Xian Dongmei (1975), Luan Jujie (1958), Su Bingtian (1989), and Wang Hong (1965). After her are Elizabeth Williams (null), Guo Jingjing (1981), Yang Xiao (1964), Xu Demei (1967), Gong Lijiao (1989), and Li Huifen (1963).

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