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Li Jinzhe

Li Jinzhe (Chinese: 李金哲; born 1 September 1989) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. His personal best is 8.47 metres, set in 2014. This gives him the Chinese record long jump.[1]

Li Jinzhe
Personal information
Born (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 34)
Beijing
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best8.47 m
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sopot Long jump
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guangzhou Long jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hangzhou Long jump
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hong Kong Long jump

He was the 2009 Asian Champion in the event and represented China at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He became regional champion for a second time at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics later that year.

Career edit

Born in Beijing,[2] Li began competing in 2007 and was runner-up behind Su Xiongfeng at that year's Chinese City Games – the country's foremost junior competition.[3] He gained his first international medal (a bronze) at the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[4] He cleared eight metres for the first time at the 2009 Chinese Championships in May, where his jump of 8.08 m brought him his first national title.[5]

Li was selected to represent China in the long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and narrowly missed out on qualification into the final.[6] At the 11th Chinese National Games in October he set a personal best of 8.18 m and came second behind Zhang Xiaoyi.[7] He remained in good form, jumping 8.16 m the following month to win at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships.[8] He continued competing into mid-December and built upon his Asian title with a gold medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.[9]

He featured indoors in Germany at the start of 2010, setting an indoor best of 7.98 m for second place behind Salim Sdiri at the BW-Bank Meeting and then turning the tables on the Frenchman to win at the Sparkassen Cup.[10][11] He attended the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, but failed to make it past the qualifying round. In the outdoor season he placed top three at the Prefontaine Classic and the Rieti Meeting on the athletics circuit.[12] Li attempted to defend his national long jump title at the Chinese Championships in August, but was beaten into second by Su Xiongfeng.[13] He ended the year with a fourth-place finish at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, representing the Asia-Pacific team.[14]

Li took another victory at the Sparkassen Cup in January 2011, defeating Sdiri and Dwight Phillips.[15] His best jump that year (8.02 m) came early in the season in Fuzhou that June.[16] His performances were lower than in previous years and he did not defend his title at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships, managing only fifth place. He performed better the year after, taking the gold at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and winning all but one of his outings on the Chinese and Asian Grand Prix circuits.[17] He cleared 8.25 m in Wuhan.[16] He was chosen for the Chinese team for the 2012 London Olympics and competed in the qualifying rounds only.[18]

An indoor best of 8.11 m came at the start of 2013, when he took third at the XL Galan meet in Stockholm.[19] Li jumped a new personal best of 8.34 m at the 2013 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, defeating a quality field including the last three Olympic champions (Phillips, Irving Saladino and Greg Rutherford) as well as Mitchell Watt and Aleksandr Menkov.[20] He won his hometown meet, the inaugural IAAF World Challenge Beijing at the Bird's Nest Stadium, a few days later with a mark of 8.31 m.[21]

In the early morning of March 9, 2014, Li Jinzhe missed the chance to win the World Indoor Championships in Sopot. He was reversed by Brazilian star Da Silva's final jump of 8.28 meters, and finally won a silver medal with a score of 8.23 meters.[22] In the early morning of June 29, at the long jump special competition held in Bad Langensalza, Germany, Li Jinzhe won the championship with a score of 8.47 meters in the sixth jump, and broke Lao Jianfeng's record in May 1997. The national record of 8.40 meters was set on the 28th.[23] On September 30, in the men's long jump final of the Incheon Asian Games, Li Jinzhe won the gold medal with a time of 8.01 meters. Incheon's victory also made up for the regret left by the Guangzhou Asian Games.[24]

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   China
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 8th 7.62 m (w)
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) 8.01 m
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 1st 8.16 m
East Asian Games Hong Kong 1st 7.85 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 18th (q) 7.68 m
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 4th 7.93 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 5th 7.79 m
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 1st 7.98 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 20th (q) 7.77 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 7.86 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 2nd 8.23 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 8.01 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th 8.10 m

References edit

  1. ^ Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor All time best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  2. ^ Jinzhe Li Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine. London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  3. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2007-10-31). Favourites beaten in China - City Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  4. ^ 2008 Asian Junior Championships Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  5. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-005-18). Teenager triples to 17.13m; Huang Haiqiang approaching form - Chinese men’s champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  6. ^ 2009 World Championships - Men's Long Jump Qualification Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  7. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-10-23). World leading 66.40m Discus heave by Li Yanfeng in Jinan – Chinese National Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  8. ^ Taking centre stage, Liu Xiang beats the rain to take Asian title – Asian champs, day 3. IAAF (2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  9. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-10). Japan and Korea prevent Chinese sweep - East Asian Games, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  10. ^ 2010 BW-Bank Meeting results. BW-Bank Meeting. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  11. ^ 2010 Sparkassen Cup. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  12. ^ Li Jinzhe. The-Sports. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  13. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-08-10). National record for Yang Yansheng in men’s Pole Vault - Chinese Champs & Asian Games Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  14. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-09-04). EVENT Report - Men's Long Jump. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
  15. ^ Sparkassen Cup results . Universal Sports (2011-02-05).
  16. ^ a b Jinzhe Li. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  17. ^ Li Jinzhe. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  18. ^ Men's Long Jump Qualification Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. London2012. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  19. ^ The IAAF indoor tournament Xie Wenjun record personal best ranking Lijinzheda long jump B standard Archived 2013-06-30 at archive.today. Global News. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  20. ^ Johnson, Len (2013-05-18). "Li Jinzhe hiding in full view". IAAF. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  21. ^ Easy win for local hero Li Jinzhe at IAAF World Challenge Beijing . Xinhua (2013-05-23). Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
  22. ^ "室内田径世锦赛跳远夺银 李金哲创亚男子新高" [Li Jinzhe wins the silver medal in the long jump at the World Indoor Athletics Championships and sets a new Asian men's high]. sports.qq.com. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-17. 北京时间3月9日凌晨，中国跳远选手李金哲(微博)错失了问鼎索波特室内世锦赛的良机，以8.23米的成绩收获一枚银牌，巴西名将达·席尔瓦凭借最后一跳的8.28米，将金牌截胡。 [In the early morning of March 9th, Beijing time, Chinese long jumper Li Jinzhe (Weibo) missed the opportunity to win the World Indoor Championships in Sopot and won a silver medal with a score of 8.23 meters. Brazilian star Da Silva relied on his final jump 8.28 meters, cutting off the gold medal.]
  23. ^ "德国跳远赛李金哲8米47破全国纪录 距亚洲纪录1CM" [In the German long jump, Li Jinzhe broke the national record with 8.47 meters, 1cm away from the Asian record]. sports.sina.com.cn. 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2024-04-17. 北京时间6月29日凌晨，在德国巴特朗根萨尔察进行的跳远专项赛上，中国选手李金哲[微博]在第六跳中以8米47的成绩获得该站比赛冠军，并且打破了劳剑峰在1997年5月28日创造的8米40的全国纪录！ [In the early morning of June 29th, Beijing time, at the long jump special competition held in Bad Langensalza, Germany, Chinese player Li Jinzhe [Weibo] won the championship with a score of 8.47 meters in the sixth jump, and broke the record The national record of 8.40 meters set by Lao Jianfeng on May 28, 1997!]
  24. ^ "李金哲:金牌8年等太久 不满意成绩赛前重拾信心" [Li Jinzhe: Waiting for the gold medal for 8 years is too long. I regained my confidence before the competition and was not satisfied with the results.]. sports.sohu.com. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-17. 北京时间9月30日消息，今天下午仁川亚运会田径比赛继续开战，男子跳远比赛中李金哲以8米01的成绩获得金牌。不过赛后李金哲对比赛成绩并不满意，亚运会在我心里是小比赛，只是一个头衔。 [According to news on September 30, Beijing time, the track and field competition of the Incheon Asian Games continued this afternoon. In the men's long jump competition, Li Jinzhe won the gold medal with a time of 8.01 meters. However, Li Jinzhe was not satisfied with the results after the game. In my mind, the Asian Games is a small competition, just a title.]

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