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Wu Jian

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Wu Jian
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kobe Discus throw

Wu Jian (born 25 May 1986) is a Chinese male track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He holds a personal best of 63.54 m (208 ft 5+12 in), set in Zhaoqing in 2011. He was a silver medallist at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics and took his first major senior medal (a bronze) at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and at the 2014 Asian Games.

At national level, he has had four victories at the Chinese Athletics Championships, winning in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.[3] He placed fourth at the Chinese City Games in 2003 at the age of 17.[4] At the National Games of China, he has represented his native Jiangsu on three occasions: he was discus runner-up to Li Shaojie in 2009 before taking consecutive titles at the 2013 and 2017 Games.[5][6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 2nd 63.18 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 22nd (q) 51.83 m
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China NM
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd 56.61 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 17th (q) 62.07 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 5th 58.82 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 55.75 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 8th 56.86 m

National titles

References

  1. ^ Men Discus Throw (1500g) Final . IAAF (2003-07-13). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. ^ Bahrain takes both 10,000m titles in rainy Kobe - Asian champs, Day 1. IAAF (2009-07-08). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ^ Jian Wu. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2003-10-28). Xue Juan smashes the World Junior Javelin record in China’s City Games. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  5. ^ Chinese National Games end with exciting Triple Jump contests. IAAF (2013-09-11). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. ^ National Games Athletics event results. Tilastopaja Oy. Retrieved 2009-10-25.