Ge Chutong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ge.

Ge Chutong
Personal information
Native name葛楚彤
NationalityChinese
Born (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21)
Zhifu, Shandong, China
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×200 m freestyle

Ge Chutong (Chinese: 葛楚彤; born 23 September 2003) is a Chinese swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4×200m freestyle relay.

Biography

Ge was born on 23 September 2003 and grew up in Zhifu, Yantai, Shandong, China.[1] She started training as a swimmer under coach Cong Jingjing, at the Yantai Swimming Training Center, during kindergarten.[1] She competed internationally for the first time in 2017, winning a silver medal in the 400m medley at the 9th Asian Age Group Championships, in Uzbekistan.[2] She competed at the national championships in 2018 and 2019, also winning gold at the National Youth Games in the latter year, in the 200m freestyle event.[2][3]

Ge ranked fourth at the 2020 national championships in the 400m medley.[2] She won silver in the event at the 2021 national championships and bronze in the 4×200m relay.[2] She won two medals at the 2021 summer championships and narrowly lost to Yu Yiting at the 2021 National Games of China, in the 400m medley.[4] She represented China at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in three events, with her best finish being sixth, in the 400m medley.[2][5] Ge won a silver medal at the 2022 national championships and also participated at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).[2]

In 2023, Ge won two silver medals at the spring national championships.[2] She won a bronze medal in the 4×200m freestyle relay event at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and later that year won gold in the same event at the Asian Games.[1][2] In April 2024, she won three medals, including one gold, at the national championships.[2] She was selected to compete for China at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 4×200m freestyle relay, where she helped her team win the bronze medal.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "杭州亚运烟台第三金！ 烟台00后小闺女泳池夺金" [Yantai wins third gold medal in Hangzhou Asian Games! Yantai post-00s girl wins gold in swimming pool] (in Chinese). The People's Government of Yantai. 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chutong Ge". World Aquatics.
  3. ^ "游泳——体校乙组女子200米自由泳决赛赛况" [Swimming - Sports School Group B Women's 200m Freestyle Finals]. Sohu.com. Xinhua News Agency. 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "全运女400混决赛余依婷惊险夺冠 葛楚彤遗憾摘银" [Yu Yiting narrowly won the women's 400 medley final at the National Games, while Ge Chutong regrettably won the silver medal] (in Chinese). China Central Television. 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "游泳世錦賽：葛楚彤獲得女子400米個人混合泳第六名" [World Swimming Championships: Ge Chutong finished sixth in the women's 400-meter individual medley] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 26 June 2022.
  6. ^ "葛楚彤：接力一旦得牌，就是多人同时荣耀加身的皆大欢喜场面。" [Ge Chutong: Once the relay gets the card, it will be a happy scene with many people being honored at the same time.]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ "奖牌+1！山东选手杨浚瑄、葛楚彤搭档队友夺女子4×200米自由泳接力季军" [Medal +1! Shandong athletes Yang Junxuan and Ge Chutong teamed up to win the third place in the women's 4×200m freestyle relay]. Sohu.com (in Chinese). 2 August 2024.