Zhang Yufei is an Olympic Gold medalist and one of the top female swimmers hailing from China, and here is all you need to know about her including her net worth, personal life, career and endorsements
| Birthplace | Xuzhou, China |
| Father’s name | To be updated |
| Mother’s name | To be updated |
| Star sign | Aries |
| College | To be updated |
| Net worth (2021) | $1.5 million (estimated) |
| Salary (2021) | N/A |
| Age | 23 |
| Date of birth | April 19, 1998 |
| Profession | Professional Swimmer |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Achievements | 2020 Olympics Gold Medalist |
| Partner | To be updated |
| Children | None |
Dubbed the ‘Butterfly Queen”, Zhang Yufei is one of the biggest prospects to come from China. The 23-year old professional female swimmer won the Gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women’s 200m butterfly and the 4x200m freestyle relay.
Zhang Yufei has a net worth of approximately $1.5 million in 2021. She has been a part of massive Gold medal victories since the year 2015.
Following her win at the 2020 Olympics, her net worth is expected to grow even further.
Zhang Yufei’s big break came at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics when she was just 16. Yufei won five medals in total, which included 3 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals.
She took part in the Asian Games that very same year in Incheon, South Korea. Yufei came up clutch in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay to help China win the Gold medal.
Yufei was an integral part of her 4×200 freestyle relay yet again. Her incredible third leg swim earned China a bronze. She also won the bronze in the 200m freestyle.
At the 2018 Asian Games, four years later, Yufei won two Gold medals – in the 200m freestyle and the 4×100 medley relay.
She qualified for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. On the 25th of July, 2021, Yufei earned a silver medal in the women’s 100m butterfly, finishing second by 0.05 seconds to Canada’s Margaret Mac Neil.
Four days later, on the 29th of July, 2021, Yufei won her first Olympic Gold medal in the women’s 200m freestyle event beating Regan Smith of the USA by almost 2 seconds. She also broke the Olympic record en route to winning Gold.
The very same day, she won her second Olympic Gold medal. This time in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. In an extremely close encounter, the Chinese successfully saw off the heated challenge from the United States, beating them by 0.4 seconds.
Zhang Yufei was born on the 19th of April, 1998 in Xuzhou, China. She began swimming when she was just 3 years old after strong words of encouragement from her parents. In fact, it was her mother who acted as her personal coach. Yufei hasn’t revealed any other details about her parents.
Yufei is believed to be single. Besides this, not much is known about her love life.
She endorses Chinese sportswear brand 361 degree. She also endorses Nottingham-based swimwear company Speedo.
Zhang Yufei has a net worth of approximately $1.5 million.
Zhang Yufei was born on the 19th of April, 1998.
Zhang Yufei is 23 years old.
Zhang Yufei is not married.
Zhang Yufei won the Olympic Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Zhang Yufei is a Chinese.
