Women
CHN
Kexin FAN
CHN- Date of birth19 Sep 1993
- Height1730 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- Home townBeijing
- Place of birthQitaihe
- Start skating / Club She began training in 2003 in Qitaihe, People's Republic of China. / Heilongjiang Province: China
- HobbiesPlaying billiards. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
- languagesMandarin
- other nameShadow of Wang Meng, Fan Ye (sports.qq.com, 22 Dec 2014; wsj.com, 13 Feb 2014)
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2014 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (hljtyj.gov.cn, 21 May 2014)
In 2011 she was presented with the Sport Honour Medal by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 28 Dec 2011)
In 2011 she was presented with the Sport Honour Medal by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 28 Dec 2011)
"No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
Chinese short track skater Wang Meng. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
Coach Wang Meng. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
She took a break from the sport following the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing due to injuries to her knee and her waist area. She returned to training with the national team in May 2023. (bj.news.cn, 11 Dec 2023)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (sports.news.cn, 10 Oct 2023)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a postgraduate degree at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
She has studied for a postgraduate degree at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2019)
She started dancing as a child but had to stop because her family was unable to afford the expenses. She got involved in sports because it did not cost as much money, and she was then scouted by a short track coach.
Xu Yingnan [club], CHN; Zhang Jing [national], CHN
