Wang Jianan (athlete)
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| Born | 27 August 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Wang Jian". data.star.sports.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Wang Jianan profile at IAAF
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