Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Sun Yang
Sun Yang
Sun Yang (born December 1, 1991) is the first male Chinese swimmer in history to win an Olympic gold medal. He is also the world record holder for distance swimming. Sun came into the spotlight during the 2010 Asian Games by winning the men's 1500m freestyle and setting an Asian record. At the 2011 World Championships, Sun broke the world record in the 1500 metre freestyle, long-held by Grant Hackett and which was the longest-held world record in swimming history, and the only men's swimming record to not have been beaten during the techsuit era.
He won gold in the 400 m freestyle at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, becoming the first Chinese man to win an Olympic title in swimming.
Born in the southern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Sun is a sophomore student at Zhejiang University majoring in sports.
- Part of Speech: proper noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: People
- Category: Sportspeople
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
BMW i8
The latest from BMW is this power packed combination of beauty, speed and efficiency. Yes it is the BMW i8, this beast clearly defies the ever extant ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
stanley soerianto
0
Terms
107
Blossaries
6
Followers
The 12 Best Luxury Hotels in Jakarta
HalimRosyid
0
Terms
12
Blossaries
0
Followers
Famous Musicians Named John
Browers Terms By Category
- Wine bottles(1)
- Soft drink bottles(1)
- Beer bottles(1)
Glass packaging(3) Terms
- General astronomy(781)
- Astronaut(371)
- Planetary science(355)
- Moon(121)
- Comets(101)
- Mars(69)
Astronomy(1901) Terms
- General astrology(655)
- Zodiac(168)
- Natal astrology(27)
Astrology(850) Terms
- Health insurance(1657)
- Medicare & Medicaid(969)
- Life insurance(359)
- General insurance(50)
- Commercial insurance(4)
- Travel insurance(1)