Ziyi Yan (born 22 May 2008) is a Chinese track and field athlete. In 2024, she set a world under-20 record for the javelin throw.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 22 May 2008 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Javelin: 64.28m (Hangzhou, 2024) WU20R |
Career edit
Ziyi began surpassing 60m regularly 2024, winning her country's women's javelin title in March 2024 in Tianjin with a throw of 61.31 meters.[2] She threw past 60m in four of her five competitions in 2024 and set a personal best mark of 62.23m in Chengdu in April 2024.[3] Later that month, she set a under-20 world record for the javelin with a throw of 64.28m to win at the China Athletics GP, breaking Yulenmis Aguilar mark of 63.86m from 2015 and missing the Chinese national record by only 6cm.[4] The throw also beat the unratified mark of 63.96m achieved by Greek Elina Tzengko in 2020.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Ziyi Yan". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "The 15-year-old Chinese threw a great result in the javelin". Etusuora.com. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "15-year-old Yan Ziyi sets javelin throw world junior record, throws 64.28m". TheBridge.in. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Dabnath, Payal (15 April 2024). "15-year-old Yan Ziyi sets new javelin women's World Junior Record after throwing 64.28m". Sportzpoint.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Perez launches discus 73.09m, Sears clocks 10.77 for 100m"". World Athletics. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.