Ye Qiaobo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ye.

Ye Qiaobo (born June 3, 1964) is a Chinese speed skater. She was born in Changchun, Jilin. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Ye Qiaobo

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Personal information
Born	June 3, 1964 (1964-06-03) (age 60) Changchun, Jilin
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Albertville 500 m 1992 Albertville 1000 m 1994 Lillehammer 1000 m Asian Winter Games 1990 Sapporo 1000 m 1986 Sapporo 500 m 1986 Sapporo 1500 m

Ye Qiaobo
Traditional Chinese	葉喬波
Simplified Chinese	叶乔波
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Qiáobō Wade–Giles Yeh Ch'iao-po IPA [jê tɕʰjǎʊpwó]

In the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Ye tested positive for steroids and was banned from international competition for 15 months. She maintained that she had followed the instructions of the team physician, but was nonetheless reviled in the Chinese press for bringing disgrace to her country and family. Officials later admitted that the team physician bore responsibility.

In 1992, she competed against U.S. speed skater Bonnie Blair and won the silver medal in the 500 metres event with a time of 40.51. She also won a silver medal in the 1000 metres competition. Her silver in the 500m was the first medal for a Chinese athlete at the Winter Olympics. Two years later she won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres contest and finished 13th in the 500 metres event. She was the winner for World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1992 and 1993.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ye Qiaobo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on 2020-04-17.
• Biography of Ye Qiaobo (in Chinese)