Zhao Hongbo
Figure skating, Olympic athlete
1973 –
Who is Zhao Hongbo?
Zhao Hongbo is a male Chinese pair skater. With his partner and wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents Champion and a six-time Grand Prix Final champion.
Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair team to win a medal at an International Skating Union event and at the World Figure Skating Championships. In 2002, they became the first Chinese pair skating team to win a World Championship. They are also the first Chinese pair skaters to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games. In 2010, they were the first Chinese skaters to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in any figure skating category, ending almost half a century of Russian and Soviet pair skating dominance.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1973
Harbin - Also known as
- Hongbo Zhao
- Nationality
- China
- Lived in
- Harbin
- Beijing
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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