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Li Kongchao

China

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTCHN10709200201
NOCChina
Born07 Sep 2002
GenderMen
ResidenceHarbin, CHN
Higher educationSports Science - Shenyang Normal University: China
OccupationStudent
LanguagesMandarin
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.634 06 Nov 2022 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:24.733 29 Oct 2022 Montreal  
    1500m 2:17.202 08 Feb 2019 Turin  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamHeilongjiang Province: China  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesHe was bothered by a lower back injury between 2021 and 2022. (heilongjiang.dbw.cn, 25 Feb 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHe was an active child and his parents wanted him to burn off some of his energy. He took up roller skating before switching to short track.  
General Interest
General Interest
Hero / IdolChinese short track skater Ren Ziwei. (nen.com.cn Baijiahao page, 05 Jan 2023)  
AmbitionsTo win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (nen.com.cn Baijiahao page, 05 Jan 2023)  
Awards and honoursIn 2023 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the Chinese Skating Association. (Migu Sports Weibo page, 31 Mar 2023)

In 2018 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 16 May 2018)		  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachZhang Jing [national]; Su Xiaohua  
Training RegimeWith the national team he trains for up to 10 hours a day, six days a week.  
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up short track skating at age nine in Harbin, People's Republic of China.  
Social Media
Social Media
weibo.com/u/5739271624  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 500m8  
    2019/2020 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay14  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay3  
    2018/2019 Dresden 5000m Relay4  
    2022/2023 Almaty 5000m Relay8  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m17  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1500m19  
    2022/2023 Almaty 1000m20  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1000m22  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m37  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m39  
    2022/2023 Almaty 500m38  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m47  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1500m48  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m52  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Overall66  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m67