Pang Qianyu

{{short description|Chinese freestyle wrestler}}

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Pang Qianyu (born 13 November 1996) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the 53{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/american-wrestler-steveson-wins-mens-freestyle-super-heavyweight-gold/articleshow/85101049.cms | title=American wrestler Steveson wins men's freestyle super heavyweight gold | work=The Times of India | date=6 August 2021 | accessdate=6 August 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Wrestling Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=7 August 2021|access-date=8 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}} She won a bronze medal in the women's 53{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and again in the women's 53{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/2018-world-championships_final-book.pdf|title=2018 World Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414123246/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/2018-world-championships_final-book.pdf|archive-date=14 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|title=2019 World Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1084892/world-wrestling-championships|title=Japan lead women's rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|date=18 September 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=13 January 2020}}

Career

At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, she won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event.{{Cite web|title=2016 Asian Wrestling Championships|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/bangkok-cover.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151456/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/bangkok-cover.pdf|archive-date=20 December 2016|access-date=17 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}

She competed in the women's 53{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia without winning a medal.{{Cite web|title=Wrestling Results Book|url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf|website=2018 Asian Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203161810/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf|archive-date=3 February 2020|access-date=18 May 2020}} She was eliminated in her first match by Haruna Okuno of Japan.

Pang won the silver medal in the women's 53{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.{{Cite web |title=2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX |archive-date=26 November 2023 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} In the final, she lost against Akari Fujinami of Japan.

She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=22 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} Pang won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}} She defeated Batkhuyagiin Khulan of Mongolia in her bronze medal match.

Achievements

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!Tournament

!Location

!Result

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2016

|Asian Championships

|Bangkok, Thailand

|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

2018

|World Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

2019

|World Championships

|Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

2021

|Summer Olympics

|Tokyo, Japan

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|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

rowspan=2 | 2023

|Asian Championships

|Astana, Kazakhstan

|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Freestyle 55{{nbsp}}kg

Asian Games

|Hangzhou, China

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|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

2024

|Summer Olympics

|Paris, France

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|Freestyle 53{{nbsp}}kg

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