Dilnigar Ilhamjan
Dilnigar at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2020 in Dresden | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 May 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Uyghur | دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان | |||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江 | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 迪妮格爾·衣拉木江 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dilnigar Ilhamjan (Uyghur: دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان; born 3 May 2001), or Dinigeer Yilamujiang (Chinese: 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江), is a Chinese cross-country skier. An ethnic Uyghur from the far-northern city of Altay in Xinjiang, she is the first Chinese cross-country skier to win a medal in an FIS event. She made her maiden Olympic appearance during the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she was one of the two last torch bearers.
Dilnigar also served as a representative to the 19th Communist Youth League Congress.