Wu Jian (born 25 May 1986) is a Chinese male track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He holds a personal best of 63.54 m (208 ft 5+12 in), set in Zhaoqing in 2011. He was a silver medallist at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics and took his first major senior medal (a bronze) at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and at the 2014 Asian Games.

Wu Jian
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kobe Discus throw

At national level, he has had four victories at the Chinese Athletics Championships, winning in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.[3] He placed fourth at the Chinese City Games in 2003 at the age of 17.[4] At the National Games of China, he has represented his native Jiangsu on three occasions: he was discus runner-up to Li Shaojie in 2009 before taking consecutive titles at the 2013 and 2017 Games.[5][6]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 2nd 63.18 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 22nd (q) 51.83 m
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China NM
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd 56.61 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 17th (q) 62.07 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 5th 58.82 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 55.75 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 8th 56.86 m

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ Men Discus Throw (1500g) Final . IAAF (2003-07-13). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. ^ Bahrain takes both 10,000m titles in rainy Kobe - Asian champs, Day 1. IAAF (2009-07-08). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ^ Jian Wu. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2003-10-28). Xue Juan smashes the World Junior Javelin record in China’s City Games. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  5. ^ Chinese National Games end with exciting Triple Jump contests. IAAF (2013-09-11). Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. ^ National Games Athletics event results. Tilastopaja Oy. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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