Zhuang Yong

Personal information
Born	(1972-08-10) August 10, 1972 (age 52) Shanghai, China
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 100 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 50 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m freestyle World Championships (Long Course) 1991 Perth 50 m freestyle 1991 Perth 100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1989 Tokyo 100 m freestyle 1989 Tokyo 200 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1991 Sheffield 100 m freestyle 1991 Sheffield 50 m freestyle

Zhuang Yong (simplified Chinese: 庄泳; traditional Chinese: 莊泳; pinyin: Zhuāng Yǒng; born August 10, 1972) is a retired freestyle swimmer from China, whose best performance was winning the gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.^[1] It was China's first gold medal in swimming. Four years earlier in Seoul she won China's first ever Olympic medal in swimming, ending up second in the final of the Women's 100 m Freestyle, behind East Germany's Kristin Otto.

• 1985 – National Junior Games

• Winning three golds and three silvers

• 1987 – National Games

• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (56.22, Asian best and 10th world best result of the year)

• 1987 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

• Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• 1988 – National Championships

• 5th World Best Result of the Year

• 1988 – Seoul Olympic Games

• Silver – 100 m Freestyle (55.47, Asian best and China's first Olympic medal in swimming)
• Fourth place – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• 1989 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (breaking ARs in 100 m and 200 m Freestyle)

• 1990 – Asian Games

• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (55.30)
• Gold – 200 m Freestyle (2:01.43)
• Gold – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay (3:46.39)
• Gold – 4x100 m Medley Relay (4:11.74 )

• 1991 – World Championships

• Gold – 50 m Freestyle
• Bronze – 100 m Freestyle
• Sixth place – 200 m Freestyle (AR)

• 1992 – Barcelona Olympic Games

• Gold – 100 m Freestyle (OR)
• Silver – 50 m Freestyle
• Silver – 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• 1993 – National Games

• One gold, one silver and one bronze

• 1985 – Awarded the title of Master of Sports
• 1988 – Awarded the title of International Master of Sports
• 1987-1988 – Selected one of National Top Ten Swimmers
• 1988-1990 – Thrice Selected one of National Top Ten Athletes of the year
• 1990 – Named National "March 8th" Red-Banner Holder by the All-China Women's Federation
• 1994 – Voted one of 45 Sports Stars in 45 years since the founding of new China in 1949

• Profile on Chinese NOC