Fan Kexin

Fan Kexin
Fan in 2015
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31)
Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportShort track speed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m
ClubHeilongjiang Province
Coached byLi Yan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500m: 42.504 (2014)
1000m: 1:29.380 (2014)
1500m: 2:25.978 (2012)
3000m: 5:14.311 (2017)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 11 2 2
World Team Championships 0 1 0
Asian Games 1 2 0
Total 13 6 3
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing 2000 m mixed relay
2014 Sochi 1000 m
2022 Beijing 3000 m relay
World Championships
2011 Sheffield 500 m
2011 Sheffield 3000 m relay
2012 Shanghai 500 m
2012 Shanghai 3000 m relay
2013 Debrecen 3000 m relay
2014 Montreal 3000 m relay
2015 Moscow 500 m
2016 Seoul 500 m
2017 Rotterdam 500 m
2017 Rotterdam 3000 m relay
2024 Rotterdam 2000 m mixed relay
2015 Moscow 3000 m relay
2019 Sofia 500 m
2013 Debrecen 500 m
2014 Montreal 500 m
Asian Winter Games
2011 Astana-Almaty 3000 m relay
2011 Astana-Almaty 500 m
2017 Sapporo 3000 m relay
World Team Championships
2011 Warsaw Team
World Junior Championships
2010 Taipei 500 m
2010 Taipei 3000 m relay

Fan Kexin (Chinese: 范可新; pinyin: Fàn Kěxīn; Mandarin pronunciation: [fân kʰɤ̀ ɕín]; born 19 September 1993) is a Chinese short-track speed-skater. She has been on the Chinese national team since 2010. She won two silver medals in the 500 meters and 3000 meters relay at the 2010 ISU World Junior Championships. In 2011, she won her first gold medal at the World Championships on the 500 meters and another gold medal in the 3000 meters relay. She won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay event and a silver medal in the 500 m event in 2012.

In the 2014 Winter Olympics, she had been regarded as the favorite in 500 meters before the game since she was 2nd on that distance in the 2013–2014 season while the strongest Chinese skater Wang Meng was injured and couldn't participate. However, she fell in the second lap in the semifinals and ranked 5th at last. She won a silver medal eight days later in 1000 meters.

In the 2022 Winter Olympics, Fan won a gold medal in the 2000 m mixed relay but failed to advance in the 500m quarter-final. Controversy emerged after footage of her appearing to flick a lane marker in her opponent's path, causing her opponent to crash; it was unclear whether her action was deliberate.

International competition podiums

Date Competition Location Rank Event Result
9 January 2010 2010 World Junior Championships, Taipei Taipei Arena 500 m 45.718
10 January 2010 2010 World Junior Championships, Taipei Taipei Arena 3000 m relay 4:24.697
24 October 2010 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay 4:16.924
31 October 2010 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Quebec City Pavillon de la Jeunesse 500 m 44.225
31 October 2010 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Quebec City Pavillon de la Jeunesse 3000 m relay 4:13.008
4 December 2010 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 500 m 44.304
5 December 2010 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Changchun Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium 500 m 44.475
12 December 2010 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Songjiang University Students Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:16.645
1 February 2011 2011 Asian Winter Games, Astana-Almaty Republican Cycling Track 500 m 44.070
2 February 2011 2011 Asian Winter Games, Astana-Almaty Republican Cycling Track 3000 m relay 4:18.836
13 February 2011 2010–11 ISU World Cup, Moscow Megasport Arena 3000 m relay 4:12.308
12 March 2011 2011 World Championships, Sheffield Sheffield Arena 500 m 44.620
13 March 2011 2011 World Championships, Sheffield Sheffield Arena 3000 m relay 4:16.295
20 March 2011 2011 World Team Championships, Warsaw Torwar II Team 34 points
23 October 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 3000 m relay 4:12.774
30 October 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Saguenay Centre Georges-Vézina 3000 m relay 4:13.559
4 December 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 3000 m relay 4:16.251
10 December 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 43.873
11 December 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 44.130
11 December 2011 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:12.394
5 February 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Moscow Megasport Arena 500 m 43.899
5 February 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Moscow Megasport Arena 3000 m relay 4:13.374
11 February 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Dordrecht Sportboulevard 1500 m 2:33.012
12 February 2012 2011–12 ISU World Cup, Dordrecht Sportboulevard 3000 m relay 4:16.887
10 March 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 43.887
11 March 2012 2012 World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:13.855
21 October 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Calgary Olympic Oval 3000 m relay 4:07.530
28 October 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay 4:14.305
2 December 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Nagoya Nippon Gaishi Hall 3000 m relay 4:11.843
9 December 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 43.724
9 December 2012 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:07.660
3 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 500 m 44.074
3 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 3000 m relay 4:10.425
10 February 2013 2012–13 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 3000 m relay 4:13.148
9 March 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 500 m 44.202
10 March 2013 2013 World Championships, Debrecen Főnix Hall 3000 m relay 4:14.104
28 September 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 43.279
29 September 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:08.405
5 October 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 500 m 43.130
6 October 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 3000 m relay 4:08.128
9 November 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Torino PalaTazzoli 500 m 43.783
10 November 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Torino PalaTazzoli 3000 m relay 4:11.404
16 November 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Center 500 m 43.203
17 November 2013 2013–14 ISU World Cup, Kolomna Kolomna Speed Skating Center 3000 m relay 4:06.785
21 February 2014 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi Iceberg Skating Palace 1000 m 1:29.380
15 March 2014 2014 World Championships, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 500 m 42.942
16 March 2014 2014 World Championships, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 3000 m relay 4:08.811
8 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 1000 m 1:30.422
9 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 500 m 42.504 (WR)
9 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Salt Lake City Utah Olympic Oval 3000 m relay 4:06.952
15 November 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Montreal Maurice Richard Arena 500 m 43.161
13 December 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 500 m 43.272
14 December 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Shanghai Oriental Sports Center 3000 m relay 4:08.933
21 December 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 500 m 43.747
21 December 2014 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Seoul Mokdong Ice Rink 3000 m relay 4:16.782
7 February 2015 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 1000 m 1:30.451
8 February 2015 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Dresden EnergieVerbund Arena 500 m 43.763
15 February 2015 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Erzurum Palandöken Ice Skating Hall 500 m 43.009
15 February 2015 2014–15 ISU World Cup, Erzurum Palandöken Ice Skating Hall 3000 m relay 4:13.026
14 March 2015 2015 World Championships, Moscow Ice Palace Krylatskoye 500 m 43.866
15 March 2015 2015 World Championships, Moscow Ice Palace Krylatskoye 3000 m relay 4:18.595
5 February 2022 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium 2000 m mixed relay 2:37.348

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