Ning Zetao
- January 4, 2024
- Swimmer
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Ning Zetao Biography
| Name | Ning Zetao |
| Birthday | Mar 6 |
| Birth Year | 1993 |
| Place Of Birth | Zhengzhou |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Liu Wenhong, Ning Feng |
Ning Zetao is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on March 6, 1993 in Zhengzhou, China. Chinese swimmer who is skilled in sprint freestyle competitions. He took home an award for the best 100 meters freestyle race at the 2014 World Aquatics Championships in Russia. He was a participant during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio as part of China’s swimming team.
He took on the South Korean He beat South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan and Japan’s Shioura Shinri in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2014 Asian Games to clinch the new Asian record. and Shioura Shinri from Japan in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2014 Asian Games to clinch the record for the first time in history. Asian record.
Ning Zetao (Chinese: 宁泽涛 ; pinyin: Nìng Zétāo or Níng Zétāo; Mandarin pronunciation: [nîŋ.tsɤ̌ tʰáu] or [nǐŋ.tsɤ̌ tʰáu] ; born 6 March 1993) is a Chinese competitive swimmer. Specializing in the freestyle, he won a gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Championships. At the 2014 Asian Games, he won gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle, 4 × 100 metre medley relay, 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, and 100 metre freestyle, breaking the Asian records in the latter two events. Ning also swam for China at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Competing for the Chinese National swimming team, Ning with teammates Yu Hexin, Lin Yongqing and Jiang Qiheng competed in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay on August 2. He swam the first leg and led the Chinese team to advance to the final, marking the first time the Chinese men’s team reached this far in this event at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. China finished 7th in the final with a time of 3:15:41. Ning’s lead-off time of 48.37 made him the tied 2nd best among the lead-off legs in this event. On Aug 5th, Ning competed in the 100-meter freestyle heats. Ning finished in first place with a time of 48.11. In the semifinals, Ning delivered another solid performance with a time of 48.13, coming in 2nd place. On Aug 6th, in the 100-meter freestyle final, Ning gave his best performance, taking the lead at 50 meters and finishing in first place with a time of 47.84 (RT: 0.67, 1st 50 meters: 22.76), 0.09 seconds ahead of Cameron McEvoy who finished in 2nd place. Ning winning the gold marked a milestone achievement in the Chinese swimming, as prior to Ning’s victory, no Asian swimmer had ever advanced to the final or won medals in this event at the FINA world championships. Legendary Russian swimmer Alexander Popov presented Ning with the gold medal; Ning had been a longtime fan of Popov and has expressed his admiration of Popov on numerous occasions. In the interview after the race, Ning credited his success to the six weeks he spent training under Australian Coach Matthew Brown. On August 7, Ning raced in the men’s 50-meter freestyle, finishing in 14th place with a time of 22.43 and advancing to the semifinal. He came in 15th place in the semifinal with a time of 22.28 and failed to advance to the final.
He was the sole child of the parents Ning Feng, and Liu Wnhong. He started swimming at age 8 in order to conquer his fear of water.
Ning Zetao Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ning Zetao is one of the richest Swimmer from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ning Zetao 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was mentioned in an BuzzFeed article titled People are talking about this Popular Olympics Swimmer in 2016. The article received over half a million hits.
In the final, he broke Asian record with 47.70 in the 100-meter freestyle during the 2014 Asian Games.
This was Ning’s first Olympic Games. In his individual events, Ning finished in 30th place in the Men’s 50 metre freestyle and in 12th place in the Men’s 100 metre freestyle. In the relay races, due to teammates’ false starts, Ning was disqualified from both the Men’s 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay and Men’s 4 × 100 metre medley relay.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | 81 kg |
Ning Zetao height 6 ft 3 in Ning weight 81 kg & body measurements will update soon.
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Ning received the CCTV Sports Award for Best Male Athlete in 2014 for his achievements in sprint freestyle. Ning won the Best Male Athlete of the Year again in 2015 at CCTV Sports Personality of Year Award for his gold winning performance at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Facts & Trivia
Ning Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Ning Zetao celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.
At the 2014 world cup meet in Beijing, Yu Hexin, Suo Ran, Lu Ying, with Ning swam the fourth leg in the mixed 4 × 50-meter medley relay, finished in first place with a time of 1:40.10. In the 50-meter free final, he placed in third with a time of 21.35. Chad le Clos of South Africa won first place with a time of 21.28.