Wang Jianan (long jumper)

Wang Jianan (Chinese: 王嘉男; born 27 August 1996) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Jianan
Personal information
Born (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996[1]
Shenyang, Liaoning, China[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryChina
SportTrack and field
Event(s)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.

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.[2]

He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.[3]

In 2018, Wang won the gold medal in long jump at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4] On 16 June 2018, he equalled the national record in Guiyang with his 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.[5]

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

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