Wenwen Jiang


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Birth date
Age
25/09/1986 - SICHUAN (CHN) 
26
Height
Gender
173 cm / 5'8" 
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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
3Teams2008Beijing, CHN97.334
4Duets2008Beijing, CHN96.334
World Championships
2Duets Free Routine2011Shanghai, CHN96.810
2Teams Technical Routine2011Shanghai, CHN96.800
2Teams Free Routine2011Shanghai, CHN96.580
2Free Routine Combination2009Rome, ITA97.667
3Duets Technical Routine2009Rome, ITA95.667
3Duets Free Routine2009Rome, ITA97.000
3Teams Technical Routine2009Rome, ITA96.667
3Teams Free Routine2009Rome, ITA97.167
Asian Games
1Duets2010Guangzhou, CHN193.375
1Teams2010Guangzhou, CHN192.000
1Free Routine Combination2010Guangzhou, CHN97.125
World Cup
1Duets2010Changshu, CHN96.650
2Teams2010Changshu, CHN96.500

Nickname

Her first coach Luo Xi called her 'Da Shunag' which means big twin. (todaysports.cn, 11 Mar 2008)

Hobbies

Dancing. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2010)

Occupation

Athlete

Education

Coaching - Sichuan University of Physical Education, Chengdu, CHN

Language(s) spoken

Mandarin

Club name

Sichuan Synchronised Swimming Club, Chengdu, CHN

Coach

Zheng Jia (CHN) from 1993 (news.xinhuanet.com, 27 Jul 2011)

Other sports

Her duet partner Tingting is her identical twin sister. (news.xinhuanet.com, 27 Jul 2011)

Debut

2005 for China, World Championships (Canada) (Athlete, 16 Mar 2007)

Injuries

She and her sister, performing partner Tingting, had to skip national team training in 2011 because of an accumulation of injuries. (chinadaily.com.cn, 27 Apr 2011)

In 2000, she suffered a torn cartilage in one of her knees. (sports.rednet.cn, 11 Mar 2008)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She began synchronised swimming in 1993 in Chengdu, China. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2010)

Reason for taking up this sport
She and twin sister Tingting were exceptionally thin as youngsters, so their mother took them to the Chengdu Co-curricular Sport School to try and strengthen their bodies. Synchro coach Luo Xi was convinced their body shape was ideal for synchronised swimming and persuaded them to give the sport a try. (sports.thebeijingnews.com, 11 Mar 2008)

Training
She does 38 hours of training every week. (Athlete, 16 Mar 2007)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold with her sister in the duet event at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2010)

Hero
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang. (Athlete, 16 Mar 2007)

Most influential person in career
Her coach. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2010)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Continue to do better." (Athlete, 27 Jul 2010)

General
TWINS
People find it difficult to tell her apart from her twin sister Tingting, but she says she is slightly longer in the face while Tingting's face is squarer. Tingting also has a freckle on her forehead. (todaysports.cn, thebeijingnews.com, 11 Mar 2008)




Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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