Zhang Chutong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Chutong
Zhang at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)
Jilin City, Jilin, China
Sport
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 3000 m relay

Zhang Chutong (Chinese: 张楚彤; pinyin: Zhāng Chǔtóng; born 17 February 2003) is a Chinese short track speed skater. She won a bronze medal in the women's 3000 metre relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Since 2019, she has been a student of the Department of Physical Education at Northeast Normal University.[1]

Career

Zhang took up short track speed skating at the age of 8 in Jilin in 2011. She joined the national team in 2018 and made her debut in Almaty at the World Cup in December 2018, where she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay with the team, and took 3rd place in the 1000m at the Dresden stage in February 2019. She became the champion in the 1000m and 1500m at the 2nd stage of the Elite League of the China Cup in Short Track Speed Skating in the 2018–2019 season.

Zhang won the national championship in the 500m, women's relay and mixed relay. She also won the national short track final in the 1000 m and 1500 m. In the 2019–20 season, at the FIS World Cup in Salt Lake City, she won a bronze medal in the 1000 m, a gold medal in the relay, and a silver medal in the mixed relay. At the race in Montreal, Canada, she won gold medals in the women's and mixed relays. In February 2020, in Dordrecht, she won a silver medal in the 1000 m.

Zhang also participated in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne and took 6th place in the 1000 m, 8th in the 500 m, and 5th in the mixed relay.[2] In the 2021–22 season, at the World Cup in Debrecen, she finished in 3rd place in the women's relay and in Dordrecht, she also finished in 3rd in the mixed relay. In January 2022, Zhang qualified for the Olympics in Beijing.

In February 2022, at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, on 11 February, Zhang participated in the 1000 m race and finished in 15th place. Two days later, as part of the women's team, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 m relay.[1][3] On 16 February, at the 1500 m event, she finished in 20th place.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "铜牌！冬奥赛场上的东师骄傲！". Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Chutong Zhang | Booking Agent | Talent Roster | MN2S". Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Zhang Chutong". infostradasports.com. February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022..