Lin Qinwei
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| Born | 7 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "European Championship gold for Samuel Maier, Weston wins overall World Cup". IBSF.org. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "First World Championships gold in skeleton mixed for the USA with Mystique Ro/Austin Florian". IBSF.org. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
External links
- Lin Qinwei at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- Lin Qinwei at Milano Cortina 2026
- Lin Qinwei at Olympics.com
- Lin Qinwei at Olympedia
- Lin Qinwei at InterSportStats