Le Jingyi

Le Jingyi is a former Chinese swimmer, born on 19 March 1975 in Shanghai, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She had already taken silver in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. In December 1993 she won four golds, all in world record times, at the first World Short Course Championships in Spain, and in 1994 she won the 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Rome in a world record of 54.01 seconds. In Atlanta she added silver medals in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay and the 50 metres freestyle. She tried to qualify for a third Olympics in 2000 but was off form.