Xu Xiaolong

Xu Xiaolong (Chinese: 徐小龙; pinyin: Xú Xiǎolóng; born December 20, 1992) is a Chinese triple jumper.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and eventually represented his nation China at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing eleventh in the final round of the men's triple jump.[2]

For the association footballer, see Xu Xiaolong (footballer).

Xu Xiaolong
Personal information
Full nameXu Xiaolong
Born (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
College teamZhejiang University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 16.93 (2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing China
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Triple jump
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Xu competed for the Chinese squad, alongside his teammates Cao Shuo and Dong Bin, in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up his maiden Games, he popped an outdoor personal best of 16.93 m to surpass the IAAF Olympic entry standard (16.85) by an eight-centimetre margin at the National Grand Prix in Taiyuan.[3][4] Xu managed to leap a distance of 16.41 m on his initial attempt to round out the field of twelve finalists in penultimate position, just 24 centimetres shy of his season best (16.65) that he set earlier during the qualifying phase.[5]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  China
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 5th Triple jump 16.59 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 3rd Triple jump 16.76 m
World Championships Beijing, China 24th (q) Triple jump 16.19 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th Triple jump 16.41 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Triple jump 16.81 m

References
  1. "Xu Xiaolong". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. Tan, Ming Wai (9 July 2015). "Triple jumper Hakimi a fraction off in Universiade". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. "21st Asian Athletics Championships 2015 – Jumps preview". Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. "徐晓龙夺得三级跳全国冠军 有望出战世锦赛" [Xu Xiaolong captured the men's triple jump title at the National Grand Prix, expected to compete at the World Championships]. China News Service. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Athletics: Men's Triple Jump Final". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.


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