Gong Jinjie (, born 12 November 1986) is a Chinese professional track cyclist, a member of the provincial Jilin Team since 2002 and the Chinese National Team since 2005. Her coaches include Yongqing Wang () and Sean Eadie.
Career Gong competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She and Guo Shuang set a world record of 32.447 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event, which they then improved upon with 32.422 in the next round. They went on to finish first in the final against the German team, but were disqualified for an alleged "early relay", and were relegated to the silver medal instead. Gong and Guo's coach Daniel Morelon maintains that the pair were "robbed" of the gold medal, and described it as an "injustice". He complained that the judges refused to provide a "video footage of the race on slow motion", and only provided a "vague explanation" for the infringement they had allegedly committed.
Gong competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She and Zhong Tianshi set a world record of 31.928 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event, and won China's first ever Olympics Cycling gold medal in the final by beating the Russian team.
Career highlights DatePlacingEventCompetitionLocationCountrySprintAsian GamesDoha3KeirinWorld CupLos Angeles1500 m time trialWorld CupBallerupTeam sprintThe other rider on the team was Zheng LuluWorld ChampionshipsManchester2500 m time trialWorld CupManchester3KeirinWorld CupManchester2500 m time trialWorld CupMelbourne2500 m time trialWorld CupBeijing 3 Team sprintWorld CupBeijing1Team sprintThe other rider on the team was Lin JunhongWorld CupMelbourne2500 m time trialWorld CupBeijing1Team sprintWorld CupBeijingTeam sprintWorld ChampionshipsBallerup1Team sprintThe other rider on the team was Guo ShuangWorld CupMelbourne1Team sprintWorld CupBeijing2Team sprintWorld CupManchesterTeam sprintWorld ChampionshipsApeldoornTeam sprintOlympic GamesLondon 2014 1st Team Sprint, Asian Games (with Zhong Tianshi) 2015 GP von Deutschland im Sprint 1st Team Sprint (with Zhong Tianshi) 3rd Sprint 2016 1st Team Sprint, Asian Track Championships (with Zhong Tianshi)
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