Zhang Guowei (high jumper)
Personal information | |
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Born | June 4, 1991 |
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | High jump |
Updated on 15 August 2012. |
Zhang Guowei (Chinese: 张国伟; born June 4, 1991 in Binzhou) is a Chinese high jumper. His personal best of 2.32 m is the Chinese indoor record. He was the silver medallist at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. He has been a finalist at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships and represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
His first season of international competition came in 2010 and with his best jump of the year (2.23 metres) he took the silver medal at the 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, finishing behind Mutaz Essa Barshim.[1] He was runner-up to Huang Haiqiang at the Chinese Athletics Championships that year.[2] He was undefeated on the Asian Athletics Grand Prix circuit in 2011 and placed eighth at the Asian Championships.[3] He was selected for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he cleared a personal best 2.31 m in the qualifying and went on to finish tenth in the final.[4] A jump of 2.28 m at the national championships gained him his first Chinese high jump title.[5]
At the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Zhang repeated his regional placing behind former junior rival Barshim and was the silver medallist.[6] His good form continued at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships as he finished joint fourth with a Chinese record-equalling mark of 2.31 m (tying with former world record holder Zhu Jianhua).[7] He was selected to represent China at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress to the final.[8] He defended his national title in September by equalling his personal best mark.[9]
Zhang overhauled Zhu's 26-year-old Chinese indoor record in March 2013, clearing 2.32 m to become the outright record holder.[10]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2nd | 2.23 m | |
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 8th | 2.15 m | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th | 2.25 m | ||
2012 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | 2.28 m | |
World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 4th | 2.31 m | ||
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 21st (q) | 2.21 m | ||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | 2.29 m | |
2014 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | 2.20 m | |
World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 7th | 2.29 m | ||
Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 2.33 m |
References
- ↑ Asian Junior Championships 2010. WJAH. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2010-08-09). National record for Yang Yansheng in men's Pole Vault - Chinese Champs & Asian Games Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Xie Limei again the best as Asian Grand Prix concludes in Wujiang. IAAF (2011-05-30). Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Guowei Zhang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2011-09-11). Women's throws, men's 100m national record highlight the Chinese championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-02-19). Barshim soars 2.37m Asian record in Hangzhou as Asian Indoor champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2012-03-11). EVENT REPORT - Men's High Jump - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Men's High Jump Qualification. London2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-26). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-07). Dong Bin leads the way as indoor records tumble in Nanjing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
External links
- Zhang Guowei profile at IAAF