Shi Yuhao

Shi Yuhao (born 26 September 1998) is a Chinese male track and field athletes who competes in the long jump.

Shi Yuhao
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 TehranLong jump

Shi set an Asian junior record of 8.30 m (27 ft 2+3⁄4 in) at the Chinese junior championships in 2016 and improved upon this by one centimetre one year later.[1] This gained him qualification for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and on his senior global debut he finished sixth in the final.[2][3]

Shi established himself among the region's best athletes with a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – his winning mark of 8.16 m was a world-lead and nearly half a metre ahead of the opposition.[4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 6th Long jump 7.63 m
6th Triple jump 15.41 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th Long jump 8.23 m
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 1st Long jump 8.16 m
World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Long jump 8.12 m
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 6th 60 m 6.70 s
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd Long jump 8.10 m

See also

References
  1. Rising long jumper Shi Yuhao breaks Asian junior record. Xinhua (2017-06-25). Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. Hardman, Dean (2017-08-05). Report: men's long jump final – IAAF World Championships London 2017. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. Yuhao Shi. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. Mulkeen, Jon (2018-02-03). Shi leaps world-leading 8.16m on final day of Asian Indoor Championships . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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