Li Jiajun
Li Jiajun (simplified Chinese: 李佳军; traditional Chinese: 李佳軍; pinyin: Lǐ Jiājūn; born October 15, 1975, in Changchun, Jilin) is a former Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals – two silver and three bronze.
He was the overall world champion in 1999 and 2001.
| Medal record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
 | 1998 Nagano | 1000m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 1500m | ||||||||||||||||
 | 1998 Nagano | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 Turin | 1500m | ||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
 | 1996 The Hague | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 Sofia | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 Sofia | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 Sofia | 3000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 Sofia | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Sheffield | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Sheffield | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 Jeonju | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 Jeonju | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 Jeonju | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Warsaw | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Warsaw | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Sheffield | 3000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Warsaw | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 Gothenburg | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 Gothenburg | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 Vienna | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 Sofia | 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Sheffield | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 Jeonju | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Warsaw | 5000m relay | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 Gothenburg | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 Beijing | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
| World Team Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 St. Louis | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 Milwaukee | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 Nobeyama | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 Chuncheon | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 Budapest | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 Harbin | 500 m | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 Harbin | 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 1000 m | ||||||||||||||||
Biography
In 1998 Winter Olympics, he led for much of the way during the final race of the 1000m, but was edged out at the finish-line by Korea's Kim Dong-Sung, to win a silver medal. He also won a bronze medal in 5000m relay.
He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but failed to win a medal after being disqualified following a collision with Apolo Ohno, which caused Ahn Hyun-Soo and Mathieu Turcotte to also fall and allowed Australian Steven Bradbury to claim the gold medal.
During the opening ceremony of the 2007 Asian Winter Games, Li was given the honour to light the torch. As of August 18, 2006, he officially retired from short track speedskating. According to Li, he went to study in Canada later that year and continued his work as the assistant coach for the national team.
References
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