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Zhang Guowei (high jumper)

 

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Zhang Guowei
Zhang Guowei Beijing 2015.jpg
Zhang Guowei at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born(1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 24)
Binzhou, China
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Updated on 30 August 2015.
Zhang Guowei (Chinese: 张国伟; born June 4, 1991) is a Chinese high jumper. He holds the Chinese indoor record of 2.33 metres, and has jumped 2.38 metres outdoors. He was the silver medallist at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. He has been a finalist at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Indoor Championships and represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics.


Career[edit]

His first season of international competition came in 2010 and with his best jump of the year (2.23 metres) he took the silver medal at the 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, finishing behind Mutaz Essa Barshim.[1] He was runner-up to Huang Haiqiang at the Chinese Athletics Championships that year.[2] He was undefeated on the Asian Athletics Grand Prix circuit in 2011 and placed eighth at the Asian Championships.[3] He was selected for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he cleared a personal best 2.31 m in the qualifying and went on to finish tenth in the final.[4] A jump of 2.28 m at the national championships gained him his first Chinese high jump title.[5]
At the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Zhang repeated his regional placing behind former junior rival Barshim and was the silver medallist.[6] His good form continued at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships as he finished joint fourth with a Chinese record-equalling mark of 2.31 m (tying with former world record holder Zhu Jianhua).[7] He was selected to represent China at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress to the final.[8] He defended his national title in September by equalling his personal best mark.[9]
Zhang overhauled Zhu's 26-year-old Chinese indoor record in March 2013, clearing 2.32 m to become the outright record holder.[10] Zhang narrowly failed to equal Zhu's national record of 2.39 m when he came second at 2.38 m behind Mutaz Essa Barshim (winner at 2.41 m) in the Eugene Oregon IAAF Diamond Meet on 30 May 2015.[11]

Competition record[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  China
2010Asian Junior ChampionshipsHanoi, Vietnam2nd2.23 m
2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan8th2.15 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea10th2.25 m
2012Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China2nd2.28 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey4th2.31 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom21st (q)2.21 m
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia9th2.29 m
2014Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China3rd2.20 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland7th2.29 m
Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea2nd2.33 m
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China2nd2.33 m

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ Asian Junior Championships 2010. WJAH. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  2. Jump up ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-08-09). National record for Yang Yansheng in men's Pole Vault - Chinese Champs & Asian Games Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  3. Jump up ^ Xie Limei again the best as Asian Grand Prix concludes in Wujiang. IAAF (2011-05-30). Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  4. Jump up ^ Guowei Zhang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  5. Jump up ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-09-11). Women's throws, men's 100m national record highlight the Chinese championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  6. Jump up ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-02-19). Barshim soars 2.37m Asian record in Hangzhou as Asian Indoor champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  7. Jump up ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-03-11). EVENT REPORT - Men's High Jump - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  8. Jump up ^ Men's High Jump Qualification. London2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  9. Jump up ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-26). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  10. Jump up ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-07). Dong Bin leads the way as indoor records tumble in Nanjing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  11. Jump up ^ http://eugene.diamondleague.com/fileadmin/IDL_Zurich/user_upload/FinalResults.pdf

External links[edit]

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