Wang Yan (racewalker)
Wang Yan (
IAAF World Race Walking Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 East Asian Games
.
She was the world record holder for the 20 km walk from 2001 to 2005. She held the Asian record for the women's 20 km walk with her best of 1:26:22 hours from 2001 to 2012, until it was beaten by Liu Hong.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  China
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| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece
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1st | 5000 m | 22:03.65 |
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico
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1st | 10 km | 45:10 |
World Championships
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Stuttgart, Germany
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— | 10 km | DSQ | |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | PR China
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14th | 10 km | 44:25 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States
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3rd | 10 km
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42:19 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece
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12th | 10,000 m
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46:21.69 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 20 km | 1:30:52 |
| 2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan
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3rd | 20 km | 1:35:36 |
See also
- China at the World Championships in Athletics
References
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-03-30). Asian records fall in Taicang Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-03.
External links
World U20 Champions in women's racewalking | |
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