Ye Qiaobo (1964–)

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Ye Qiaobo (1964–)

Chinese speedskater. Born Aug 3, 1964, in Changchun, Jilin, China.

Won a silver medal for overall at World Sprint championships (1991) and became China's 1st World champion (1992); won silver medals in the 500 and 1,000 meters at Albertville Olympics (1992), taking home China's 1st medals of the Winter Games; won a bronze medal for 1,000 meters at Lillehammer Olympics (1994); won 13 World Cup races, 11 on the 500 meters and 2 on the 1,000 meters.

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