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'''Sun Yang''' ('''孙杨''') is the 1,500-meter freestyle swimming world record holder, and he is the first male swimmer to win an Olympic gold for China.<br />
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Born on Dec. 1, 1991 in [[Hangzhou]], [[Zhejiang Province]], Sun Yang's father was a basketball player and his mother was a volleyball player. <br />
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Sun was sent to train in Australia with Olympic medalist Grant Hackett's mentor, Dennis Cotterell, for two months earlier in 2011. He went on to break Hackett's 1,500-meter freestyle world record (14:34.56) with his 14:34.14 in Shanghai. Hackett's record had stood for 10 years until Sun smashed it in the [[14th FINA World Championships]] on July 31, 2011. <br />
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Sun Yang won the gold medal of 400m freestyle at the [http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2012londonolympics/node_7154906.htm 2012 London Olympic Games]. <br />
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Sun Yang was awarded the Best Male Athlete Award during the ceremony of 2012 CCTV Sports Personality of the Year in Beijing on Jan. 19, 2013. <br />
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On Nov. 4, 2013, Sun Yang was given seven days' detention and fined 2,000 yuan (US$328) for driving a Porsche without a licence in his hometown Hangzhou. <br />
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On Nov. 5, 2013, the Zhejiang College of Sports, with which Sun is affiliated, suspended him from competition indefinitely.<br />
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On Nov. 6, 2013, Sun Yang was expelled from the Chinese national swimming team and disqualified from international and domestic competitions.<br />
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On April 24, 2014, the ban imposed on Sun from competition and endorsement was lifted but he will train under former Chinese head coach Zhang Yadong as his long-term coach Zhu Zhigen resigned due to health reasons.<br />
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On May 17, 2014, Sun was tested positive for stimulant trimetazidine in an in-competition doping test during the national swimming championships and was given a three-month ban.<br />
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On April 9, 2015, Sun won the men's 400-meter freestyle at the National Championships.<br />
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On August 8, 2016, Sun clinched his third Olympic gold medal by winning the men's 200m freestyle at the Rio Olympics.<br />
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On July 25, 2017, Sun won his first title in men's 200m freestyle at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest.<br />
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On August 20, 2018,Sun claimed victory in the men's 200m freestyle in his third Asiad to help China swimming enjoy a 4-3 lead on the gold medal tally against arch-rival Japan at the 18th Asian Games.<br />
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'''Major achievements:'''<br />
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2006 National Winter Championships -- 1st 400m/1500m free<br />
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2006 National Marathon Swimming Tournament -- 1st 10 km free <br />
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[[file:Sun Yang 孙杨(2).JPEG|thumb|270px|Sun Yang won the gold of the men's 1500-metre freestyle competition in the FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Aug. 4, 2013.]]<br />
2007 National Champions Tournament – 2nd 400m/1500m free <br />
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2007 National Championships -- 1st 1500m free <br />
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2007 National Intercity Games -- 1st 1500m free <br />
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2008 "Good Luck Beijing" Swimming Olympic Qualification – 2nd 400m free<br />
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2008 Olympics — 28th 400m free, 8th 1500m free <br />
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2009 World Championships -- 3rd 1500m free <br />
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2010 Asian Games – 1st 1500m free (Asian Record) <br />
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2011 [[14th FINA World Championships]] -- 1st 1500m free (World Record), 1st 800m free, 2nd 400m free<br />
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2012 London Olympic Games -- gold medal, 400m free (Olympic record)<br />
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2013 15th FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain -- gold medal, 400m free, 800m free, 1,500m free; bronze, men's 4x200 relay, the best male swimmer off the competition.<br />
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2016 Rio Olympic Games -- gold medal, 200m free <br />
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