Xue Changrui

Xue Changrui (Chinese: 薛长锐; born 31 May 1991) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. His personal best is 5.82 m.[1] He was the champion at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2013 and at the Asian Games in 2014.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xue.

Xue Changrui
Xue Changrui in 2014
Personal information
Born (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor 5.82 (2017) NR
Indoor 5.82 (2016)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonPole vault
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 PunePole vault

Career

Born in Shandong Province,[2] he originally started out in the long jump and set a best of 7.15 metres at the age of seventeen. He emerged as a pole vaulter in 2011 and after competing on the Chinese Athletics Grand Prix circuit he finished third at the Chinese Athletics Championships with a vault of 5.30 m. He gradually improved in 2012,[3] winning the national Tianjin meet with a clearance of 5.40 m before finishing as runner-up to Yang Yansheng (another Shandong vaulter) at the national championships with a personal best of 5.60 m.[4]

Xue began to establish himself as an elite level vaulter in 2013. Competing abroad for the first time, he achieved a best of 5.75 m in Nevers, France.[2] He was second at the nationals in May but won the Chinese Grand Prix Final with a vault of 5.65 m (an outdoor best).[3] At the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships the conditions for jumping were poor but he dominated the competition, winning the gold medal with 5.60 m, 40 centimetres ahead of runner-up Lu Yao.[5]

He finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships in London, jumping a Chinese record of 5.82 m.[6]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  China
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 5.60 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 5.50 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th 5.75 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 5.55 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 2nd 5.65 m1
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 5.65 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th 5.82 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th 5.60 m

1Representing Asia

References
  1. Profile page on IAAF website
  2. 撑竿跳精英赛杨雁盛摘金薛长锐5.75米A标 (in Chinese). China Daily (24 February 2013). Retrieved on 14 July 2013.
  3. Xue Changrui. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 14 July 2013.
  4. Jalava, Mirko (26 September 2012). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 July 2013.
  5. Eshete sets 10,000m championship record at Asian Championships. IAAF (4 July 2013). Retrieved on 7 July 2013.
  6. "IAAF: Report: men's pole vault final – IAAF World Championships London 2017| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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