Ouyang Kunpeng
Chinese swimmer (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ouyang Kunpeng (simplified Chinese: 欧阳鲲鹏; traditional Chinese: 歐陽鯤鵬; pinyin: Ōuyáng Kūnpéng; born November 19, 1982, in Jiangxi) is a Chinese swimmer and China's top male backstroker, holding the Chinese record in the long course and short course 50m, 100m, and 200m backstroke.
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Full name | Ouyang Kunpeng | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1982-11-19) November 19, 1982 (age 41) Jiangxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In May 2008, he was banned for life from the sport for a positive anti-doping test.[1] In July 2008, FINA announced his lifetime ban by the Chinese Swimming Association with a posting on their anti-doping website.[2] As of December 2010, this posting has been updated with a change of the ban from lifetime to 2-years.[3]
In December 2010, an AP report surfaced which indicated that his lifetime ban had been converted to a more-conventional 2-year ban; however, Ouyang was experience difficulties in return to competition in China, where the lifetime ban originated and was still in place.[4]