Wang Jianan (long jumper)
Chinese long jumper
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| Born | (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27)[1] Shenyang, Liaoning, China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Randy Huntington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wang Jianan (Chinese: 王嘉男; born 27 August 1996) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.
He competed in a heptathlon and a decathlon in 2012 but showed his aptitude for the long jump by winning at the Chinese Athletics Championships. One month after turning sixteen, he jumped a personal best of 8.04 m to claim the national title.[3]
He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.[4]
In 2018, Wang won the gold medal in long jump at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[5] On 16 June 2018, he tied the national record in Guiyang with a personal best of 8.47 m.
In 2022, he became World Champion in the long jump.
Statistics
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[6]
Personal bests
| Event | Mark (m) | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Place | Date | Notes |
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| Long Jump | 8.47 | +0.7 | Guiyang Chinese Grand Prix | Guiyang, China | 16 June 2018 | =Chinese record |
| Long Jump (Indoor) | 8.18 | — | Nanjing Indoor Grand Prix | Nanjing, China | 3 March 2016 |
References
- ^ a b c "Wang Jianan". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "WANG Jianan | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-04-14). Chinese athletes show Donetsk medal potential at National Youth Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
- ^ Four more gold medals and two championship records for China at Asian Champs. IAAF (2013-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.
- ^ "Wang Jianan of China claims title of men's long jump final at Asian Games 2018". China Youth International Sports. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Jianan WANG". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
- Wang Jianan at World Athletics
- Wang Jianan at Olympics.com
- Wang Jianan at Olympedia
- Wang Jianan at the Chinese Olympic Committee
- Wang Jianan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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World champions in men's long jump
- 1983:
Carl Lewis (USA) - 1987: Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1991: Mike Powell (USA)
- 1993: Mike Powell (USA)
- 1995:
Iván Pedroso (CUB) - 1997: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 1999: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2001: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2003: Dwight Phillips (USA)
- 2005: Dwight Phillips (USA)
- 2007:
Irving Saladino (PAN) - 2009: Dwight Phillips (USA)
- 2011: Dwight Phillips (USA)
- 2013:
Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) - 2015:
Greg Rutherford (GBR) - 2017:
Luvo Manyonga (RSA) - 2019:
Tajay Gayle (JAM) - 2022:
Wang Jianan (CHN) - 2023:
Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
World U20 Champions in men's long jump | |
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