Wang Riwei

Wang Riwei (simplified Chinese: 王日炜; traditional Chinese: 王日煒; pinyin: Wáng Rì Wéi; born 21 March 1993 in Guangzhou) is a Chinese male sprint canoeist. He won the silver medal in the C1 1000 metre canoeing event at the 2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in Palembang, Indonesia, and qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics.[2]

Wang Riwei
Personal information
Native name王日炜
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993[1]
Huadu, Guangzhou
Alma materJiuhu Primary School, Huadu district
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country China
Sportsprint canoeing
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonC-2 1,000 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 PalembangC1 1,000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 SamarkandC1 1,000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 SamarkandC1 5,000 m
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).
Wang Riwei
Traditional Chinese王日煒
Simplified Chinese王日炜

On August 4, 2016, the Chinese canoeing team arrived in Rio de Janeiro from São Paulo; during the night, Wang Riwei felt blurring in his left eye. The examination result at hospital was that his left eye appeared to have a retinal detachment, and he had to give up participating in the Games.[3]

References
  1. "Chinese Olympic Committee: profiles of sport person (Wang Riwei / 王日炜)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. details about Wang Riwei' career and his family, according to huadu.gov: (2015-11-10) 花都籍健儿获里约奥运会参赛资格
  3. Huadu District News (2016-08-17) : 皮划艇运动员王日炜，因视网膜脱落放弃比赛; also see People's Daily (2016-08-16): 皮划艇运动员王日炜因视网膜脱落放弃比赛 Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine


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