Qieyang Shenjie, also known as Qieyang Shijie (Chinese: 切阳什姐; pinyin: Qièyáng Shíjiě; Tibetan: ཆོས་དབྱིངས་སྐྱིད་, Wylie: chos dbyings skyid, ZYPY: Qoiying Gyi, Lhasa dialect: also known as Choeyang Kyi; Amdo Tibetan language: [tɕʰeɣjaŋ ʂcəl]; born 11 November 1990) is a Chinese race walker. She was born in Haiyan, Haibei T.A.P, Qinghai province, and her family are herders. She won silver medal in the Women's 20 km walk race in 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She is the first ethnic Tibetan to compete and win a medal in the Olympics. After winning the medal, Qieyang Shenjie said she was most grateful to her coach. Originally she won a bronze medal, but after Russia's Olga Kaniskina was disqualified in March 2016 for doping, she was awarded the silver medal. She also finished in 5th place at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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11 November 1990 (age 34) Qinghai, China
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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