Wang Meng

Wang Meng (; born April 10, 1985) is a Chinese short track speed skater. She is a four-time Olympic Champion and 2008 and 2009 Overall World Champion. She is the most decorated Chinese Winter Olympic athlete ever with four Olympic gold medals, a silver and a bronze. Wang won gold in the 500 m event, silver in the 1000 m and bronze in the 1500 m event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She won 500 m and 1000 m gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and added a third gold medal in the 3000 m relay with the China team.

International Competition Podiums Date Competition Location Rank Event Result 4 Jan 2002 2002 World Junior Championships, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 16px 1500 m 2:30.709 5 Jan 2002 2002 World Junior Championships, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 16px 500 m 46.072 6 Jan 2002 2002 World Junior Championships, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 16px Overall 55 points 6 Jan 2002 2002 World Junior Championships, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 16px 2000 m relay 2:54.832 19 Oct 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 500 m 45.689 20 Oct 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 3000 m relay 4:20.382 25 Oct 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 1500 m 2:41.008 26 Oct 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 500 m 44.838 27 Oct 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 1000 m 1:36.181 27 Oct 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 3000 m relay 4:16.214 1 Dec 2002 2002–03 ISU World Cup, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Russia 3000 m relay 4:19.627 1 Feb 2003 2003 Asian Winter Games, Aomori Misawa Ice Arena 16px 500 m 46.242 15 Feb 2003 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 500 m 45.532 16 Feb 2003 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 1000 m 1:35.236 16 Feb 2003 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 3000 m 6:01.232 16 Feb 2003 2002–03 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 3000 m relay 4:22.375 16 Mar 2003 2003 World Team Championships, Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria 16px Team 31 points 23 Mar 2003 2003 World Championships, Poland Warsaw, Poland 16px 3000 m relay 4:22.030 17 Oct 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Calgary Calgary, Canada 1500 m 2:27.429 18 Oct 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Calgary Calgary, Canada 500 m 43.983 19 Oct 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Calgary Calgary, Canada Overall 71 points 19 Oct 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Calgary Calgary, Canada 3000 m relay 4:11.804 25 Oct 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Marquette Marquette, United States 1000 m 1:35.371 25 Oct 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Marquette Marquette, United States 3000 m relay 4:16.686 28 Nov 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Jeonju Hwasan Ice Arena 1500 m 2:41.645 6 Dec 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 500 m 44.658 7 Dec 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 1000 m 1:36.777 7 Dec 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 3000 m 6:09.238 7 Dec 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China Overall 68 points 7 Dec 2003 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Beijing Beijing, China 3000 m relay 4:22.200 8 Feb 2004 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic 1000 m 1:32.350 8 Feb 2004 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic 3000 m relay 4:19.859 12 Feb 2004 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy 1500 m 2:26.210 13 Feb 2004 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy 500 m 43.892 14 Feb 2004 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy 1000 m 1:33.276 14 Feb 2004 2003–04 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy 3000 m relay 4:17.147 14 Mar 2004 2004 World Team Championships, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Russia 16px Team 37 points 19 Mar 2004 2004 World Championships, Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden 16px 1500 m 2:28.299 20 Mar 2004 2004 World Championships, Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden 16px 500 m 45.332 21 Mar 2004 2004 World Championships, Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden 16px Overall 60 points 21 Mar 2004 2004 World Championships, Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden 16px 3000 m relay 4:21.112 22 Oct 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 1500 m 2:27.619 23 Oct 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 500 m 45.037 24 Oct 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 1000 m 1:33.872 24 Oct 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center Overall 90 points 29 Oct 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 1500 m 2:21.127 31 Oct 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 3000 m relay 4:18.392 27 Nov 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Madison Madison, United States 500 m 44.733 28 Nov 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Madison Madison, United States 3000 m 5:35.568 28 Nov 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Madison Madison, United States 3000 m relay 4:16.722 4 Dec 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 500 m 44.867 5 Dec 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 3000 m 5:31.936 5 Dec 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada Overall 55 points 5 Dec 2004 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Saguenay, Canada 3000 m relay 4:18.222 5 Feb 2005 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Budapest Budapest, Hungary 500 m 45.259 6 Feb 2005 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Budapest Budapest, Hungary 3000 m relay 4:22.012 11 Feb 2005 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Spišská Nová Ves Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia 500 m 44.585 12 Feb 2005 2004–05 ISU World Cup, Spišská Nová Ves Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia 3000 m relay 4:18.116 6 Mar 2005 2005 World Team Championships, Chuncheon Chuncheon, Korea 16px Team 35 points 11 Mar 2005 2005 World Championships, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 16px 1500 m 2:20.876 12 Mar 2005 2005 World Championships, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 16px 500 m 44.972 13 Mar 2005 2005 World Championships, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 16px 1000 m 1:31.343 13 Mar 2005 2005 World Championships, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 16px 3000 m relay 4:18.889 30 Sep 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 1500 m 2:23.375 1 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 500 m 44.185 2 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 1000 m 1:30.172 2 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center Overall 102 points 2 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:14.931 8 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Seoul Seoul, Korea 500 m 44.736 9 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Seoul Seoul, Korea 1000 m 1:34.033 9 Oct 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Seoul Seoul, Korea 3000 m relay 4:15.883 12 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy 500 m 43.708 13 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy 3000 m 5:47.514 13 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, Bormio Bormio, Italy Overall 60 points 18 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, The Hague The Hague, Netherlands 1500 m 2:24.219 19 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, The Hague The Hague, Netherlands 500 m 44.772 20 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, The Hague The Hague, Netherlands 1000 m 1:32.211 20 Nov 2005 2005–06 ISU World Cup, The Hague The Hague, Netherlands Overall 79 points 15 Feb 2006 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin Torino Palavela 16px 500 m 44.345 18 Feb 2006 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin Torino Palavela 16px 1500 m 2:24.469 25 Feb 2006 2006 Winter Olympics, Turin Torino Palavela 16px 1000 m 1:31.783 26 Mar 2006 2006 World Team Championships, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 16px Team 38 points 31 Mar 2006 2006 World Championships, Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 16px 1500 m 2:22.027 1 Apr 2006 2006 World Championships, Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 16px 500 m 43.904 2 Apr 2006 2006 World Championships, Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 16px 1000 m 1:31.649 2 Apr 2006 2006 World Championships, Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 16px 3000 m 5:34.522 2 Apr 2006 2006 World Championships, Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 16px Overall 97 points 2 Apr 2006 2006 World Championships, Minneapolis Mariucci Arena 16px 3000 m relay 4:17.143 21 Oct 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 500 m 44.239 22 Oct 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 1000 m 1:32.788 22 Oct 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 3000 m relay 4:20.422 28 Oct 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Jeonju Hwasan Ice Arena 1000 m 1:32.897 29 Oct 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Jeonju Hwasan Ice Arena 500 m 44.647 22 Oct 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 3000 m relay 4:18.524 2 Dec 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Centre Georges-Vézina 500 m 44.064 3 Dec 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Centre Georges-Vézina 500 m 43.953 3 Dec 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Centre Georges-Vézina 3000 m relay 4:14.493 9 Dec 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 1000 m 1:32.785 10 Dec 2006 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay 4:15.734 29 Jan 2007 2007 Asian Winter Games, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 16px 1500 m 2:24.408 30 Jan 2007 2007 Asian Winter Games, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 16px 500 m 43.869 31 Jan 2007 2007 Asian Winter Games, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 16px 1000 m 1:33.115 31 Jan 2007 2007 Asian Winter Games, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 16px 3000 m relay 4:13.293 10 Feb 2007 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Budapest Budapest, Hungary 500 m 44.158 11 Feb 2007 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Budapest Budapest, Hungary 500 m 43.858 11 Feb 2007 2006–07 ISU World Cup, Budapest Budapest, Hungary 3000 m relay 4:15.379 20 Oct 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 1000 m 1:30.924 21 Oct 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 500 m 43.694 21 Oct 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:13.357 27 Oct 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Kobe Port Island Sports Center 1000 m 1:34.025 28 Oct 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Kobe Port Island Sports Center 500 m 44.858 28 Oct 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Kobe Port Island Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:20.799 24 Nov 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Heerenveen Thialf 500 m 44.491 25 Nov 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Heerenveen Thialf 1000 m 1:30.760 25 Nov 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Heerenveen Thialf 3000 m relay 4:15.008 2 Dec 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Turin Torino Palavela 500 m 43.326 2 Dec 2007 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Turin Torino Palavela 3000 m relay 4:15.082 3 Feb 2008 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Quebec City Pavillon de la Jeunesse 500 m 43.286 3 Feb 2008 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Quebec City Pavillon de la Jeunesse 3000 m relay 4:12.160 9 Feb 2008 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 500 m 43.216 10 Feb 2008 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 1000 m 1:31.080 10 Feb 2008 2007–08 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 3000 m relay 4:09.981 7 Mar 2008 2008 World Championships, Gangneung Gangneung International Ice rink 16px 1500 m 2:22.819 8 Mar 2008 2008 World Championships, Gangneung Gangneung International Ice rink 16px 500 m 43.888 9 Mar 2008 2008 World Championships, Gangneung Gangneung International Ice rink 16px 1000 m 1:32.527 9 Mar 2008 2008 World Championships, Gangneung Gangneung International Ice rink 16px Overall 107 points 9 Mar 2008 2008 World Championships, Gangneung Gangneung International Ice rink 16px 3000 m relay 4:19.568 16 Mar 2008 2008 World Team Championships, Harbin Conference Expo & Sports Center 16px Team 45 points 18 Oct 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 1000 m 1:29.776 19 Oct 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 500 m 43.125 19 Oct 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 3000 m relay 4:07.179 25 Oct 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 1000 m 1:30.598 26 Oct 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 500 m 43.449 26 Oct 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 3000 m relay 4:11.386 29 Nov 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 500 m 42.609 30 Nov 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 1000 m 1:30.028 30 Nov 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 3000 m relay 4:07.804 6 Dec 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Nagano Wakasato Multiple Sports Arena 1000 m 1:30.790 7 Dec 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Nagano Wakasato Multiple Sports Arena 500 m 43.666 7 Dec 2008 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Nagano Wakasato Multiple Sports Arena 3000 m relay 4:13.253 7 Feb 2009 2008–09 ISU World Cup, Sofia Winter Sports Hall 1000 m 1:30.510 7 Mar 2009 2009 World Championships, Vienna Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 16px 500 m 43.182 8 Mar 2009 2009 World Championships, Vienna Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 16px 1000 m 1:29.878 8 Mar 2009 2009 World Championships, Vienna Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 16px Overall 81 points 8 Mar 2009 2009 World Championships, Vienna Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion 16px 3000 m relay 4:10.531 15 Mar 2009 2009 World Team Championships, Heerenveen Thialf 16px Team 46 points 19 Sep 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Beijing Capital Gymnasium 500 m 43.430 26 Sep 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 500 m 43.603 27 Sep 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 1000 m 1:31.287 27 Sep 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 3000 m relay 4:13.889 7 Nov 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 500 m 43.515 8 Nov 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 1000 m 1:30.731 8 Nov 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay 4:13.406 14 Nov 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Marquette Berry Events Center 500 m 42.961 15 Nov 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Marquette Berry Events Center 1000 m 1:29.723 15 Nov 2009 2009–10 ISU World Cup, Marquette Berry Events Center 3000 m relay 4:09.793 17 Feb 2010 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 16px 500 m 42.985 24 Feb 2010 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 16px 3000 m relay 4:06.610 26 Feb 2010 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver Pacific Coliseum 16px 1000 m 1:29.213 20 Mar 2010 2010 World Championships, Sofia Winter Sports Hall 16px 500 m 43.353 21 Mar 2010 2010 World Championships, Sofia Winter Sports Hall 16px 1000 m 1:30.572 21 Mar 2010 2010 World Championships, Sofia Winter Sports Hall 16px Overall 68 points 21 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Olympic Oval 500 m 43.029 21 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Olympic Oval 3000 m relay 4:07.530 27 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 500 m 43.885 28 Oct 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay 4:14.305 2 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 500 m 43.476 2 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 3000 m relay 4:11.843 8 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 1000 m 1:30.558 9 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 43.159 9 Dec 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:07.660 2 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 500 m 43.019 3 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 3000 m relay 4:10.425 10 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 500 m 42.597 10 Feb 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 3000 m relay 4:13.148 9 Mar 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 16px 500 m 43.177 10 Mar 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 16px 1000 m 1:31.460 10 Mar 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 16px Overall 68 points 10 Mar 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 16px 3000 m relay 4:14.104 29 Sep 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:08.405 5 Oct 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 500 m 42.997 6 Oct 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 3000 m relay 4:08.128 9 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Turin PalaTazzoli 500 m 42.934 10 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Turin PalaTazzoli 3000 m relay 4:11.404 16 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Centre 500 m 42.797 17 Nov 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Centre 3000 m relay 4:06.785