Qieyang Shijie
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 11 November 1990 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Medal record | |
Qieyang Shijie (Chinese: 切阳什姐; pinyin: Qièyáng Shíjiě; Tibetan: ཆོས་དབྱིངས་སྐྱིད་, Wylie: chos dbyings skyid, ZWPY: Qoiying Gyi, Lhasa dialect: [tɕʰǿjiŋ cîʔ], Amdo Tibetan language: [tɕʰeɣjaŋ ʂcəl]; born 11 November 1990), also known as Qieyang Shenjie or Choeyang Kyi; is a Chinese race walker.
She represented China three times at the Summer Olympics and won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. As a result, she became the first ethnic Tibetan to compete at the Olympics and the first to win an Olympic medal.