Wang Jianan (long jumper)

Wang Jianan
Personal information
Born (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996[1]
Shenyang, Liaoning, China[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryChina
SportTrack and field
Event
Long Jump
Coached byRandy Huntington
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 EugeneLong jump
Bronze medal – third place2015 BeijingLong jump
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangLong jump
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouLong jump
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 EugeneLong jump
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 PuneLong jump
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanLong jump
Updated on 19 July 2022

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

EventMark (m)Wind (m/s)CompetitionPlaceDateNotes
Long Jump8.47+0.7Guiyang Chinese Grand PrixGuiyang, China16 June 2018=Chinese record
Long Jump (Indoor)8.18N/aNanjing Indoor Grand PrixNanjing, China3 March 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wang Jianan". Olympedia. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "WANG Jianan". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2013-04-14). Chinese athletes show Donetsk medal potential at National Youth Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
  4. ↑ Four more gold medals and two championship records for China at Asian Champs. IAAF (2013-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "ATHLETE PROFILE Jianan WANG". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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