Le Jingyi

Who is Le Jingyi?

Le Jingyi is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

In 1992, Le won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and also finished 6th in the 100 m free. In 1993 she defeated her teammate, Olympic champion Zhuang Yong, to become national champion in the 100 m free. In December 1993, she won 4 golds, all in world record times, at the 1st ever World Short Course Championships in Spain.

She won the title in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, setting a world record with a time of 54.01 seconds. She also set a world record in the 50 metres freestyle and anchored two world record-setting relays. She also won 3 golds in the 1995 Short Course Worlds in Brazil.

At the Atlanta Olympics, she won the 100 m freestyle and won silver medals in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay and the 50 metres freestyle.