Le Jingyi

Le Jingyi, born March 19, 1975, in Shanghai, is a former Chinese swimmer who won the gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also earned silver medals in the 50 metres freestyle and the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at those Games. Le set world records in the 50 and 100 metres freestyle at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, and won four golds in world record times at the first World Short Course Championships in 1993. She was a prominent figure in Chinese swimming during the mid-1990s, though she faced doping suspicions like many Chinese swimmers of the era; she never tested positive for any illegal substances.