Qieyang Shijie (Chinese: 切阳什姐; pinyin: Qièyáng Shíjiě; Tibetan: ཆོས་དབྱིངས་སྐྱིད་, Wylie: chos dbyings skyid, ZYPY: Qoiying Gyi, Lhasa dialect: [tɕʰǿjiŋ cîʔ], Amdo Tibetan language: [tɕʰeɣjaŋ ʂcəl]; born 11 November 1990), also known as Qieyang Shenjie or Choeyang Kyi;[1] is a Chinese race walker.
[2] She was born in Haiyan, Haibei T.A.P, Qinghai province, and her family are Tibetan herders.
[3] She won gold medal in the Women's 20 km walk race in 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
[6] Originally she won a bronze medal, but after Russia's Olga Kaniskina was disqualified in March 2016 for doping, she was awarded the silver medal, and with the subsequent disqualification of Elena Lashmanova she was promoted to gold.
[9] In June 2010, she was selected by Zhang Fuxin (张阜新), who later became her coach, into the National Team.