Zhu Yaming
 Zhu at the 2017 Asian Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 May 1994 Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Xu Dongwen (club)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 17.57 m (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhu Yaming (Chinese: 朱亚明; born 4 May 1994) is a Chinese male triple jumper. He is the 2017 Asian champion in the event.
Zhu began competing nationally in triple jump in 2015 and reached elite level in the 2017 outdoor season. He jumped 17.17 m (56 ft 3+3⁄4 in) to win the national title at the Chinese Athletics Championships,[2] then set a new best of 17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in) to defeat Olympic medallist Dong Bin and Asian Games champion Cao Shuo at the National Games of China.[3] The standard of competition was lower at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, which he won a gold medal at with a clearance of 16.82 m (55 ft 2 in).[4]
He placed seventh at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships with an indoor best of 16.87 m (55 ft 4 in).[5] At the 2018 Asian Games he finished eighth.[1]
Zhu competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and on 5 August 2021 won the Silver medal in the Triple Jump.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Zhu Yaming. asiangames2018.id
- ^ News from around the World (MAY 19, 2017) . American Track & Field (20 May 2017). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Wu, Vincent (3 September 2017). Yang proves consistency with victory at National Games . IAAF. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Taftian upsets Ogunode to land Iran’s first Asian 100m title. IAAF (8 July 2017). Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships Men's Triple Jump. IAAF. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Olympics-Athletics-Portugal's Pichardo wins men's triple jump gold | Headlines". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
External links
- Zhu Yaming at World Athletics
- Zhu Yaming at Olympics.com
- Zhu Yaming at Olympedia
- Zhu Yaming at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
