Wang Haitao

Not to be confused with Wang Haitao (footballer).

Wang Haitao (Chinese: 王海涛; Chinese: 王海濤; pinyin: wáng hǎi tāo，born 2 December 1989) is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He participated at the 2014, 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning two gold medals in 2018 and 2022.^[2]

Wang Haitao
Curler
Born	(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 35) Harbin, China[1]
Paralympic appearances	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medal record Wheelchair curling Representing  China Paralympic Games 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team 2022 Beijing Mixed team World Championship 2019 Stirling Mixed Team 2021 Beijing Mixed Team 2023 Richmond Mixed Team 2015 Lohja Mixed Team 2012 Chuncheon Mixed Team 2013 Sochi Mixed Team 2024 Gangneung Mixed Team

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Career

He participated in several editions of World Wheelchair Curling Championships and won two bronze, one silver medal, and most recently won the 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship,^[3] in addition to winning the 2022 Winter Paralympics gold medal.^[4]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
2008-09	Wang Haitao	Liu Wei	Xu Guangqin	He Jun	Li Chunyu	Li Hongchen	WWhCCQ 2009 (2rd) WWhCC 2009 (5th)
2010–11	Wang Haitao	Liu Wei	Xu Guangqin	He Jun	Zhang Qiang	Li Hongchen	WWhCCQ 2011 (1st) WWhCC 2011 (5th)
2011–12	Wang Haitao	Liu Wei	He Jun	Xu Guangqin	Zhang Qiang	Li Jianrui	WWhCC 2012 (3rd)
2012–13	Wang Haitao	Liu Wei	Xu Guangqin	He Jun	Zhang Qiang	Li Hongchen	WWhCC 2013 (3rd)
2013–14	Wang Haitao	Zhang Qiang	Liu Wei	Xu Guangqin	He Jun	Li Jianrui	PWG 2014 (4th)
2014-15	Wang Haitao	Liu Wei	Zhang Qiang	Xu Guangqin	He Jun	Li Jianrui	WWhCC 2015 (2rd)
2016–17	Wang Haitao	Liu Wei	Chen Jianxin	Xu Guangqin	Zhang Mingliang	Li Jianrui	WWhCC 2017 (4th)
2017–18	Wang Haitao	Chen Jianxin	Liu Wei	Wang Meng	Zhang Qiang	Yue Qingshuang	PWG 2018 (1st)
2018–19	Wang Haitao	Zhang Mingliang	Xu Xinchen	Yan Zhuo	Zhang Qiang	Li Jianrui	WWhCC 2019 (1st)
2019–20	Wang Haitao	Chen Jianxin	Liu Wei	Wang Meng	Zhang Mingliang	Li Jianrui	WWhCC 2020 (4th)
2021–22	Wang Haitao	Chen Jianxin	Zhang Mingliang	Yan Zhuo	Sun Yulong	Yue Qingshuang	WWhCC 2021 (1st) PWG 2022 (1st)
2022–23	Wang Haitao	Zhang Shuaiyu	Yang Jinqiao	Li Nana	Zhang Mingliang	Yue Qingshuang	WWhCC 2023 (1st)

References

1. "Haitao WANG". Beijing 2022 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022.
2. "PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games - China win historic Paralympic gold". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
3. "中国轮椅冰壶首夺世锦赛冠军 用时一年完成大满贯" [China's wheelchair curling wins first World Championships, completes Grand Slam in one year]. 新浪体育 (in Chinese). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
4. Wang, Yan (13 March 2022). "中国轮椅冰壶队队长王海涛 赢得人生的金牌" [China's wheelchair curling team captain Wang Haitao wins life's gold medal]. 新华网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links

• Wang Haitao at World Curling
• Wang Haitao at Paralympic.org
• Wang Haitao at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics (archived)
• Haitao Wang Pictures, Getty
• "Canada loses heartbreaker in semifinal, will play for bronze". Curling Canada. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• "Canada's golden curling streak at Paralympics ends in contentious fashion - CBC Sports". CBC. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• Video: 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, wheelchair curling, final, China vs Sweden on YouTube

Paralympics
Preceded by None	Flagbearer for  China at the Paralympics closing ceremony Pyeongchang 2018	Succeeded by Yang Hongqiong