Xu Xiaolong (Chinese: 徐小龙; pinyin: Xú Xiǎolóng; born December 20, 1992) is a Chinese triple jumper.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and eventually represented his nation China at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing eleventh in the final round of the men's triple jump.[2]
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| Full name | Xu Xiaolong | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Zhejiang University | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Triple jump: 16.93 (2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 29 August 2015. | |||||||||||||||
Xu competed for the Chinese squad, alongside his teammates Cao Shuo and Dong Bin, in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up his maiden Games, he popped an outdoor personal best of 16.93 m to surpass the IAAF Olympic entry standard (16.85) by an eight-centimetre margin at the National Grand Prix in Taiyuan.[3][4] Xu managed to leap a distance of 16.41 m on his initial attempt to round out the field of twelve finalists in penultimate position, just 24 centimetres shy of his season best (16.65) that he set earlier during the qualifying phase.[5]
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing China
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| 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 5th | Triple jump | 16.59 m |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.76 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 24th (q) | Triple jump | 16.19 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | Triple jump | 16.41 m |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.81 m |
References edit
- ^ "Xu Xiaolong". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Tan, Ming Wai (9 July 2015). "Triple jumper Hakimi a fraction off in Universiade". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "21st Asian Athletics Championships 2015 – Jumps preview". Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "徐晓龙夺得三级跳全国冠军 有望出战世锦赛" [Xu Xiaolong captured the men's triple jump title at the National Grand Prix, expected to compete at the World Championships]. China News Service. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletics: Men's Triple Jump Final". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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