Lin Qinwei

Lin Qinwei
Lin in 2025
Personal information
Born (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  China
World Championships
2025 Lake Placid Mixed team

Lin Qinwei (born 7 November 1999) is a Chinese skeleton racer.

Career

During the 2024–25 Skeleton World Cup, Lin won the second mixed team race of the season on 3 January 2025, along with Zhao Dan[1] He earned his first career World Cup victory on 7 February 2025, with a time of 1:42.69.[2] In March 2025, he competed at the IBSF World Championships 2025 and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event, along with Zhao, with a time of 1:54.81. This was China's first World Championships medal in the new Olympic discipline of mixed skeleton.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Zhao Dan/Lin Qinwei take first World Cup victory for China in Skeleton Mixed Team race". IBSF.org. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  2. ^ "European Championship gold for Samuel Maier, Weston wins overall World Cup". IBSF.org. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ "First World Championships gold in skeleton mixed for the USA with Mystique Ro/Austin Florian". IBSF.org. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.