Wang Qiang (skier)
# Wang Qiang (skier)

Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王强; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation:; born 23 April 1993) is a Chinese cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Wang finished 2nd at the World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway on March 3, 2022, making him the first Chinese athlete to ever ascend the podium in a World Cup competition. By the end of the season he finished 36th in the World Cup league table, putting him ahead of Liu Yuanyuan to become the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 24 | DSQ | 63 | 59 | 67 | — | 27 |
| 2022 | 28 | — | — | 46 | 30 | 13 | 13 |

$^a$ Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

### World Championships

| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 25 | 72 | — | — | 28 | 13 | 21 |

### World Cup

**Season standings**

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final |
| 2018 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 25 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 105 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 36 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |

**Individual podiums**

* 1 podium – (1 WC, 0 SWC)

| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2021–22 | 3 March 2022 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
