Wang Qi (athlete)

Wang Qi
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHammer: 75.33m (Kladno, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouHammer throw
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BangkokHammer throw
Gold medal – first place2025 GumiHammer throw

Wang Qi (born 10 February 2001) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou.[1]

Biography

Wang took up the hammer throw in 2013 in Yangzhou.[2] He started at Nanjing Normal University in 2019.[3] In June 2023, he set a new personal best throw of 75.33m in Kladno.[4]

In July 2023, he won gold at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with a throw of 72.13m.[5] In August 2023, he won gold in the hammer throw at the 2023 University Games in Chengdu with a throw of 73.63 metres.[6][7]

Wang won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou on 30 September 2023. He triumphed with a throw of 72.97 meters.[8] It was China's first gold in hammer throw since the 1994 Asian Games. He competed in the hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]

In May 2025, he won the gold medal in the hammer throw at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.[10] In September 2025, he competed in the hammer throw at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11] In November, he threw 73.28 m to win the 2025 Chinese National Games.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Qi Wang". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wang Qi". Hangzhou2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nanjing Man Takes Gold in Hammer Throw at 2023 Asian Games". Thenanjinger.com. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Juck, Alfonz (June 13, 2023). "Akani Simbine Triumphs in 100m at Kladno WACT Bronze Meeting". Track Alerts. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "China bags men's and women's hammer throw golds at Asian Athletics Championships". People's Daily. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "China's Wang clinches men's hammer throw title". China Daily. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Chengdu Universiade China's Wang clinches men's hammer throw title". english.news.cn. 5 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Asian Games record for Obiena and seven gold medals for China after two days of action in Hangzhou". World Athletics. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Men's Hammer Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". World Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lightning performances amid thunderstorms at Asian Championships in Gumi". World Athletics. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Liu's late surge denies Mo Jiadie third National Games gold". China.org.cn. November 18, 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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