Qi Hui

Swimmer, Olympic athlete

1985 –

37

Who is Qi Hui?

Qi Hui is a Chinese swimmer. She specializes in breaststroke but is also an individual medley swimmer. Qi has a career marked by ups and downs over the years.

Qi was first noticed at the 1997 Chinese National Games, where the 12-year-old placed 4th in the 200 breaststroke. She made her international debut at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. She won silver behind Japan's Masami Tanaka in the 200 breaststroke at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, where she was the youngest athlete in the Chinese delegation.

Qi continued climbing up the world rankings in 1999. At the World Short Course Championships in Hong Kong, she placed 3rd behind Tanaka and South Africa's Olympic champion Penny Heyns in the 200 breaststroke. A few months later, she broke 1992 Olympic champion Kyoko Iwasaki's Asian record with a 2:26.51. This ranked her 4th globally in 1999.

The 2000 Olympics in Sydney proved to be a disheartening experience for Qi. Considered to be China's best hope for a swimming medal, she choked in the 200 breast final, finishing 0.01 second behind USA's Amanda Beard for 4th. Ironically, her time in the semifinal, 2:24.21, which was a national record, could have been fast enough to win the final, which was won by Hungary's Ágnes Kovács at 2:24.35.

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Born
1985
China
Nationality
  • China
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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