Cheng Fangming

Cheng Fangming (born 28 March 1994) is a Chinese biathlete.[1] He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

Cheng Fangming
Cheng in 2020
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994
Shangzhi, China
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubZhujiabian
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  China
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 InnsbruckSprint
Bronze medal – third place2012 InnsbruckPursuit

Career

Cheng started biathlon in 2011. Cheng won two medals at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in the sprint and pursuit events.[3] He was banned for two years in 2016 for doping, taking the diuretic medication hydrochlorothiazide. He competed in multiple biathlon events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was part of the Chinese team in the mixed relay, placing 15th out of 20 teams.[4] He placed 69th in the individual event,[5] 32nd in the sprint,[6] 22nd in the pursuit,[7] and 16th with the Chinese team in the men's relay.

References
  1. "International Biathlon Union - Athlete profile for Fangming CHENG". International Biathlon Union - IBU.
  2. "Fangming CHENG Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08.
  3. "China emerge as biathlon power with shock mixed relay victory at Lillehammer 2016". www.insidethegames.biz. February 17, 2016.
  4. "Saturday's Biathlon Results". WTOP News. February 5, 2022.
  5. "France's Fillon Maillet takes men's 20km individual biathlon title at Beijing 2022 -Xinhua". www.xinhuanet.com.
  6. Germano, Sara; Mitchell, Tom (February 16, 2022). "China's best performance at Beijing Winter Games helped by top foreign coaches". Financial Times.
  7. "Sunday's Biathlon Results". WTOP News. February 13, 2022.


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