Wang Manli
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Wang•Manli |
| Used name | Wang•Manli |
| Name order | Oriental |
| Original name | 王•曼丽 |
| Born | 17 March 1973 in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang (CHN) |
| Measurements | 167 cm / 67 kg |
| Affiliations | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province |
| NOC |  People's Republic of China |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
A former long jumper, Wang Manli became one of the world’s best 500 m skaters. Her breakthrough season was in 2003/2004, when she won her first World Cup races, and ended up taking home the overall World Cup. In addition, she took home the world title by winning both heats. She repeated these successes in 2005, again winning the 500 m World Championships and World Cup. A big favorite for the gold in Torino, Wang was hugely disappointed by losing out to Svetlana Zhurova and having to contend with silver. Earlier in the season, Wang had won her first ever medal at the World Sprint Championships, also finishing behind Zhurova. Due to her lesser 1000 m, Wang had never done better than fourth in these championships. She retired after the 2006 season.
Personal Bests: 500 – 37.28 (2006); 1000 – 1:14.89 (2006); 1500 – 2:09.06 (1999); 3000 – 5:02.01 (1999); 5000 – 9:02.78 (1992).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | CHN |
Wang Manli | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 22 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 31 | |||||
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | CHN |
Wang Manli | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 13 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 26 | |||||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | CHN |
Wang Manli | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 20 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Winter Games (2–1–1 1996 Harbin SSK gold: 500 m; 1999 Gangwon SSK bronze: 500 m; 2003 Aomori SSK gold: 500 m, silver: 1000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (2–1–0 2003 Berlin silver: 500 m; 2004 Seoul gold: 500 m; 2005 Inzell gold: 500 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (0–1–0 2006 Heerenveen silver: sprint)