Women
CHN
Kexin FAN
CHN- Date of birth19 Sep 1993
- Height173 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownBeijing
- 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)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- 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)
She has been on the ISU circuit since 2011. She has won five World Championship golds – in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017 – all in the 500m (isu-skating.com/short-track).
Fan won silver in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, in the 1000m. (isu-skating.com/short-track).
Fan kissed the ice surface at the Capital Indoor Stadium at the ISU Short Track World Cup in Beijing in December 2023, as she returned to competition after a nearly two-year hiatus after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (www.globaltimes.cn/).
Fan won silver in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, in the 1000m. (isu-skating.com/short-track).
Fan kissed the ice surface at the Capital Indoor Stadium at the ISU Short Track World Cup in Beijing in December 2023, as she returned to competition after a nearly two-year hiatus after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (www.globaltimes.cn/).
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.
