Wang Xiuting
| Medal record | ||
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| Women'sathletics | ||
Representing China
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| World Championships | ||
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1991 Tokyo | 10,000 m |
| World Road Race Championships | ||
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1989 Rio de Janeiro | 15 km |
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1988 Adelaide | 15 km |
| Asian Games | ||
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1986 Seoul | 10,000 m |
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1990 Beijing | 10,000 m |
| East Asian Games | ||
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1993 Shanghai | 10,000 m |
Wang Xiuting(Chinese:Vương tú đình;born 11 May 1965) is aChineseformerlong-distance runner.She won the gold medal at the1989 World 15km Road Race Championships,silver at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships, and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the1991 World Championships.
Career
[edit]Born inQingdao,Shandongprovince, Wang Xiuting rose to prominence with a victory in the10,000 metresat the1986 Asian GamesinSeoul.[1]She represented China in the long race at the1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championshipsand came in 28th place.[2]Wang made her track debut at the global level later that year at the1987 World Championships in Athletics– she came seventh in the 10,000 m but didn't get past the heats of the3000 metres.She took both the5000 metresand 10,000 m crowns at the VIChinese National Gamesat the end of the year.[3]At the1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championshipsshe came fourteenth in the long race.[2]
She made her Olympic debut at the1988 Seoul Olympics,running in the heats of the 3000 m and taking seventh place in the 10,000 m final.[4]She took thesilver medalat that year'sIAAF World Women's Road Race Championships,finishing behindIngrid Kristiansen.She returned to the competition in 1989 and won the women'sgold medalas well as a team title alongsideZhong Huandi.[5]Her winning time of 49:34 was aChinese recordfor the 15 km distance. Her 1990 season was highlighted by a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the1990 Asian GamesinBeijing,where she was beaten by Zhong.[1]
The highlight of her career came at the1991 World Championships in Athletics,where she won the 10,000 mbronze medal,finishing afterLiz McColganand Zhong.[6]That December she won theSanyo Half MarathoninOkayama,running a course record time of 1:10:14.[7]She had her best Olympic performance the following year when she came sixth in the 10,000 m final at the1992 Barcelona Olympics.[4]Wang also set amarathonbest of 2:28:56 at theOsaka International Ladies Marathonthat year, where she finished in fifth place. Her final major appearances came in 1993: she was the runner-up at theBeijing MarathonbehindLi Yemei,[8]and won another 10,000 m silver behind Zhong, this time at the inauguralEast Asian Games.[9]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RepresentingChina
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| 1986 | Asian Games | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 10,000 m | 32:47.77 |
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 28th | ||
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th (h) | 3000 m | 8:50.68 | |
| 8th | 10,000 m | 31:48.88 | |||
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 14th | ||
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 19th (h) | 3000 m | 8:54.19 | |
| 7th | 10,000m | 31:40.23 | |||
| World Road Race Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 2nd | 15 km | 50:18 | |
| 1989 | World Road Race Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 15 km | 49:34 |
| 1990 | Asian Games | Beijing, China | 2nd | 10,000 m | 31:52.18 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 10,000 m | 31:35.99 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 10,000 m | 31:28.06 |
| (h) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats | |||||
References
[edit]- ^abAsian Games.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^abWang Xiuting.IAAF.Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^Chinese National Games.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^abWang Xiuting.Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^World Championships.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^Ota, Shigenobu Ota (2010-12-26).Sanyo Women's Half Marathon.Association of Road Racing Statisticians.Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^World Marathon Rankings for 1993.Association of Road Racing Statisticians.Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
- ^East Asian Games.GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.
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| International | |
|---|---|
| People | |
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Runners from Shandong
- Athletes from Qingdao
- Chinese female long-distance runners
- Chinese female marathon runners
- Olympic female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for China
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships winners
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Chinese Athletics Championships winners