Wang Yan (Chinese: 王妍; pinyin: Wáng Yán; born May 3, 1971, in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also won the 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 East Asian Games.
She was the world record holder for the 20 km walk from 2001 to 2005. She held the Asian record for the women's 20 km walk with her best of 1:26:22 hours from 2001 to 2012, until it was beaten by Liu Hong.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 5000 m | 22:03.65 |
1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 1st | 10 km | 45:10 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | 10 km | DSQ | |
1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | 14th | 10 km | 44:25 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd | 10 km | 42:19 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th | 10,000 m | 46:21.69 |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 20 km | 1:30:52 |
2001 | East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 20 km | 1:35:36 |
See also
References
- Jalava, Mirko (2012-03-30). Asian records fall in Taicang Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-03.
External links
Records | ||
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Preceded byLiu Hongyu Nadezhda Ryashkina |
Women's 20 km Walk World Record Holder November 19, 2001 – August 7, 2005 |
Succeeded byOlimpiada Ivanova |
IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions | |
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† 1973 and 1975 were invitational, non-cup events |
World U20 Champions in women's racewalking | |
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