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==Career==
==Career==
Leng's first international medal came at the [[1990 Asian Junior Athletics Championships]] held in [[Beijing]]. She won the 400&nbsp;m hurdles gold medal with a time of 57.79 seconds. This stood as the championship record for over a decade, finally being broken by another Chinese hurdler, [[Wang Xing]], in 2004.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asj.htm Asian Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> She emerged as a senior athlete at the [[Athletics at the 1993 National Games of China|1993 Chinese National Games]] with a performance of 54.52 seconds to claim third place in a race won in an [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]] by [[Han Qing]].<ref>[http://www.jx918.net/Result/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=199 7th National Games medallists] {{zh icon}}. jx918. Retrieved on 2013-03-30.</ref> This time ranked Leng tenth in the world for the event that season.<ref>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1570&Gender=W Leng Xueyan]. Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref>
Leng's first international medal came at the [[1990 Asian Junior Athletics Championships]] held in [[Beijing]]. She won the 400&nbsp;m hurdles gold medal with a time of 57.79 seconds. This stood as the championship record for over a decade, finally being broken by another Chinese hurdler, [[Wang Xing]], in 2004.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asj.htm Asian Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> She emerged as a senior athlete at the [[Athletics at the 1993 National Games of China|1993 Chinese National Games]] with a performance of 54.52 seconds to claim third place in a race won in an [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]] by [[Han Qing]].<ref>[http://www.jx918.net/Result/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=199 7th National Games medallists] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022654/http://www.jx918.net/Result/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=199 |date=2015-11-17 }} {{zh icon}}. jx918. Retrieved on 2013-03-30.</ref> This time ranked Leng tenth in the world for the event that season.<ref>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1570&Gender=W Leng Xueyan]. Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref>


Her senior international debut followed a few months later at the [[1993 Asian Athletics Championships]]. At the competition in [[Manila]] she led the Chinese challenge in the 400&nbsp;m hurdles and took the silver medal behind Kazakhstan's [[Natalya Torshina]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> In 1994 she won her first and only national title at the [[Chinese Athletics Championships]] with a time of 56.28 seconds.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/chn.htm Chinese Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> This gained her selection for China at the [[Athletics at the 1994 Asian Games|Asian Games]] later that year.
Her senior international debut followed a few months later at the [[1993 Asian Athletics Championships]]. At the competition in [[Manila]] she led the Chinese challenge in the 400&nbsp;m hurdles and took the silver medal behind Kazakhstan's [[Natalya Torshina]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> In 1994 she won her first and only national title at the [[Chinese Athletics Championships]] with a time of 56.28 seconds.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/chn.htm Chinese Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> This gained her selection for China at the [[Athletics at the 1994 Asian Games|Asian Games]] later that year.


Leng defeated both Torshina and [[Hsu Pei-Ching]] of Chinese Taipei to become the Asian Games champion in the 400&nbsp;m hurdles. She was the third Chinese woman to win the title, after inaugural winner [[Chen Xin]] (諶欣) and [[Chen Juying]], who had won the previous edition.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> Her winning time of 55.26 seconds was an [[List of Asian Games records in athletics|Asian Games record]] which lasted for twenty years. It was finally bettered in 2014 by [[Kemi Adekoya]] (a Nigerian-born runner for Bahrain).<ref>Minshull, Phil (2014-09-30). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/asian-games-day-4-report Hadadi's discus hat-trick makes Iran happy at the Asian Games"]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref><ref>[http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/k2-component/25-17th-asian-games-hurdle-races-new-champions-will-emerge 17th Asian Games – HURDLE RACES – New champions will emerge]. [[Asian Athletics Association]]. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> Originally, Leng had finished as runner-up to Han Qing, who was subsequently disqualified and banned for doping.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/chinese-hand-out-long-bans-1390360.html Chinese hand out long bans]. ''The Independent'' (1994-12-21). Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> She ran the lead-off leg of the [[4×400 metres relay]] in a Chinese team of [[Zhang Hengyun]], [[Cao Chunying]] and [[Ma Yuqin]] and the quartet won the gold medal in a Games record of 3:29.11 minutes (Leng's second of the tournament).<ref>[https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/Details?id=AT017N10&lang=en Women's relay medallists]. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.</ref> Despite being only 22 years old, this was the last major medal of her career and 1994 was the last time she ranked in the top twenty athletes globally.<ref name=Brink>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1570&Gender=W Xueyan Leng]. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref>
Leng defeated both Torshina and [[Hsu Pei-Ching]] of Chinese Taipei to become the Asian Games champion in the 400&nbsp;m hurdles. She was the third Chinese woman to win the title, after inaugural winner [[Chen Xin]] (諶欣) and [[Chen Juying]], who had won the previous edition.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> Her winning time of 55.26 seconds was an [[List of Asian Games records in athletics|Asian Games record]] which lasted for twenty years. It was finally bettered in 2014 by [[Kemi Adekoya]] (a Nigerian-born runner for Bahrain).<ref>Minshull, Phil (2014-09-30). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/asian-games-day-4-report Hadadi's discus hat-trick makes Iran happy at the Asian Games"]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref><ref>[http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/k2-component/25-17th-asian-games-hurdle-races-new-champions-will-emerge 17th Asian Games – HURDLE RACES – New champions will emerge]. [[Asian Athletics Association]]. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> Originally, Leng had finished as runner-up to Han Qing, who was subsequently disqualified and banned for doping.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/chinese-hand-out-long-bans-1390360.html Chinese hand out long bans]. ''The Independent'' (1994-12-21). Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref> She ran the lead-off leg of the [[4×400 metres relay]] in a Chinese team of [[Zhang Hengyun]], [[Cao Chunying]] and [[Ma Yuqin]] and the quartet won the gold medal in a Games record of 3:29.11 minutes (Leng's second of the tournament).<ref>[https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/Details?id=AT017N10&lang=en Women's relay medallists] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015219/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/Details?id=AT017N10&lang=en |date=2015-11-17 }}. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.</ref> Despite being only 22 years old, this was the last major medal of her career and 1994 was the last time she ranked in the top twenty athletes globally.<ref name=Brink>[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1570&Gender=W Xueyan Leng]. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.</ref>


==National titles==
==National titles==

Revision as of 21:53, 13 May 2017

Leng Xueyan
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima 4×400 m relay
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Manila 400 m hurdles

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Leng Xueyan (Chinese: 冷雪艳; born 1972)[nb] is a Chinese former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. She was the Asian Games champion in 1994 and runner-up at the Asian Athletics Championships in 1993. She set a personal best of 54.52 seconds in 1993. She was also an Asian Games gold medalist in the 4×400 metres relay.

Career

Leng's first international medal came at the 1990 Asian Junior Athletics Championships held in Beijing. She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal with a time of 57.79 seconds. This stood as the championship record for over a decade, finally being broken by another Chinese hurdler, Wang Xing, in 2004.[1] She emerged as a senior athlete at the 1993 Chinese National Games with a performance of 54.52 seconds to claim third place in a race won in an Asian record by Han Qing.[2] This time ranked Leng tenth in the world for the event that season.[3]

Her senior international debut followed a few months later at the 1993 Asian Athletics Championships. At the competition in Manila she led the Chinese challenge in the 400 m hurdles and took the silver medal behind Kazakhstan's Natalya Torshina.[4] In 1994 she won her first and only national title at the Chinese Athletics Championships with a time of 56.28 seconds.[5] This gained her selection for China at the Asian Games later that year.

Leng defeated both Torshina and Hsu Pei-Ching of Chinese Taipei to become the Asian Games champion in the 400 m hurdles. She was the third Chinese woman to win the title, after inaugural winner Chen Xin (諶欣) and Chen Juying, who had won the previous edition.[6] Her winning time of 55.26 seconds was an Asian Games record which lasted for twenty years. It was finally bettered in 2014 by Kemi Adekoya (a Nigerian-born runner for Bahrain).[7][8] Originally, Leng had finished as runner-up to Han Qing, who was subsequently disqualified and banned for doping.[9] She ran the lead-off leg of the 4×400 metres relay in a Chinese team of Zhang Hengyun, Cao Chunying and Ma Yuqin and the quartet won the gold medal in a Games record of 3:29.11 minutes (Leng's second of the tournament).[10] Despite being only 22 years old, this was the last major medal of her career and 1994 was the last time she ranked in the top twenty athletes globally.[11]

National titles

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1990 Asian Junior Championships Beijing, China 1st 400 m hurdles 57.79 CR
1993 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 2nd 400 m hurdles 57.02
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 1st 400 m hurdles 55.26 GR

Notes

  • nb There are conflicting sources for her birthdate, with the IAAF listing 14 February 1972 and other sources listing 11 January 1972.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Asian Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  2. ^ 7th National Games medallists Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Template:Zh icon. jx918. Retrieved on 2013-03-30.
  3. ^ Leng Xueyan. Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  4. ^ Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  5. ^ Chinese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  6. ^ Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  7. ^ Minshull, Phil (2014-09-30). Hadadi's discus hat-trick makes Iran happy at the Asian Games". IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  8. ^ 17th Asian Games – HURDLE RACES – New champions will emerge. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  9. ^ Chinese hand out long bans. The Independent (1994-12-21). Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  10. ^ Women's relay medallists Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.
  11. ^ a b Xueyan Leng. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
  12. ^ Xueyan Leng. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
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