Gao Beibei

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Gao Beibei
Personal information
Native name高蓓蓓
NationalityChinese
Born (1975-02-08) 8 February 1975 (age 49)[1]
Weifang, Shandong
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country China
Sportfemale sprint canoeist
Retiredyes
Medal record
Gao Beibei
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Gao Beibei
Traditional Chinese高蓓蓓
Simplified Chinese高蓓蓓

Gao Beibei (Chinese: 高蓓蓓; pinyin: Gāo Bèi Bèi; born February 8, 1975) is a Chinese sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1990s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg; She currently serves as a coach in Water Sports Administration Center of Shandong,[2] the executive coach of Chinese Canoeing Team.[3]

Gao also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing fourth in the K-4 500 m event, while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event.

Born in Weifang,[4] Gao is the executive coach of National Women's Canoeing Team, the head coach of Water Sports Centre of Shandong (the former Shandong Water Sports School).[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Olympics: profiles of athletes (高蓓蓓 / Gao Beibei) Archived January 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ serves as a coach in Water Sports Administration Center of Shandong Chinese Canoeing Association
  3. ^ Chinese Canoeing Association (2014-11-25)
  4. ^ 潍坊姐妹领衔山东女子划艇队
  5. ^ "Sports Bureau of Zibo (2016-3-5) 市体育局领导看望备战里约奥运会皮划艇运动员马青". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-08-29.