Speedway

Ye Qiaobo

Ye Qiaobo
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Personal information
BornJune 3, 1964 (1964-06-03) (age 60)
Changchun, Jilin
Sport
Country China
SportSpeed skating
Ye Qiaobo
Traditional Chinese葉喬波
Simplified Chinese叶乔波
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Qiáobō
Wade–GilesYeh Ch'iao-po
IPA[jê tɕʰjǎʊpwó]

Ye Qiaobo (born June 3, 1964) is a Chinese speed skater. She was born in Changchun, Jilin. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

In the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Ye tested positive for steroids and was banned from international competition for 15 months. She maintained that she had followed the instructions of the team physician, but was nonetheless reviled in the Chinese press for bringing disgrace to her country and family. Officials later admitted that the team physician bore responsibility.[1]

In 1992, she competed against U.S. speed skater Bonnie Blair and won the silver medal in the 500 metres event with a time of 40.51. She also won a silver medal in the 1000 metres competition. Her silver in the 500m was the first medal for a Chinese athlete at the Winter Olympics.[1] Two years later she won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres contest and finished 13th in the 500 metres event. She was the winner for World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1992 and 1993.

References

  1. ^ a b Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Ye Qiaobo". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. p. 599. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3.