Alemasi Kahanbai
China
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSCHN11412199701 | |
| NOC | China | |
| Born | 14 Dec 1997
in  Xinjiang | |
| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Mandarin | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Xinjiang Normal University: Urumqi, CHN | |
| Residence | China |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.38 | 13 Mar 2023 | Urumqi |
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| 1000m | 1:09.23 | 18 Mar 2017 |  Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:45.77 | 23 Mar 2018 | Urumqi |
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| 5000m | 6:24.97 | 17 Mar 2017 | Calgary |
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| 10000m | 13:45.54 | 19 Nov 2017 |  Stavanger |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 1 | |||||
| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | His physical education teacher at primary school. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2017) | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2017) | |
| Awards and honours | In 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 30 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2010 at a sports school in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "You might not succeed even if you work hard, but you will definitely fail if you give up." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | A coach from Xinjiang Sports School persuaded his parents to let him take up the sport. | |
| Club / Team | Xinjiang Uyghur: China | |
| Name of coach | Li Yan [national], CHN |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (163.com, 06 Nov 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 18 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 17 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 23 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 35 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 36 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 38 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 39 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 54 | |||