Le Jingyi
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| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | |||
| Women's Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 50m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 4x100m Medley | |
| World Championsips (SC) | |||
| Gold | 1995 Rio de Janeiro | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Rio de Janeiro | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Rio de Janeiro | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1997 Gothenburg | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1997 Gothenburg | 4x100m Medley | |
| Bronze | 1997 Gothenburg | 50m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1997 Gothenburg | 100m Freestyle | |
| Summer Universiade | |||
| Gold | 1993 Buffalo | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1993 Buffalo | 100m Freestyle | |
Le Jingyi (born March 19, 1975 in Shanghai) is a former swimmer from China who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the face of the rising power of Chinese swimming in the mid-1990s. Due to her muscular build, she was one of many Chinese swimmers suspected of using steroids during the 1990s. Though several others were later found guilty of doping, she never tested positive for any illegal substances.
Le stunned the swimming world in 1994 when she won the title in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, setting the then-world record with a time of 54.01 seconds. She also set a world record in the 50 metres freestyle. Two years earlier, she won the silver medal in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. At the Atlanta Olympics, she also won silver medals in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay and the 50 metres freestyle.
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Olympic champions in women's 100 m freestyle |
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1912: Fanny Durack | 1920: Ethelda Bleibtrey | 1924: Ethel Lackie | 1928: Albina Osipowich | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Rie Mastenbroek | 1948: Greta Andersen | 1952: Katalin Szöke | 1956: Dawn Fraser | 1960: Dawn Fraser | 1964: Dawn Fraser | 1968: Jan Henne | 1972: Sandra Neilson | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Yong Zhuang | 1996: Jingyi Le | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Jodie Henry |
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