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| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-10-20) October 20, 1982 (age 42) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chen Hua (born October 20, 1982) is a two-time Olympic swimmer, and former World Record holder, from China. She swam for China at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
In December 2001, she set a short course World Record in the 800 freestyle, which stood for two months.
She swam for China at the:
- Olympics: 2000 and 2004
- World Championships: 1998
- Asian Games: 1998
- World University Games: 2003
- Short Course Worlds: 1999, 2000 and 2002
References
- Profile of Chen Hua (in Chinese)
- Chen's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-25.
- Two World Records and One World Cup Record Bettered by Camillo Cametti, FINA Press Commission. Published by SwimNews on 2001-12-03; retrieved 2012-03-25.
- (scw-m) Japan's Yamada Breaks World Record for 800m Free Short Course Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine by Hideki Moziuchi; published by Swimming World Magazine on 2002-04-02, retrieved 2012-03-25.
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| Preceded byAstrid Strauss | World Record Holder Women's 800 Freestyle (25m) December 3, 2001 – February 4, 2002 |
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Swimmers from Zhejiang
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for China
- Sportspeople from Hangzhou
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for China
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Chinese female freestyle swimmers
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen
- Chinese swimming biography stubs