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Revision as of 08:29, 16 July 2021

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xie.
Xie Zhenye
Xie at the 2017 Meeting Madrid.
Personal information
Born (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31)
Keqiao District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 6.52 (Birmingham 2018)[2]
100 m: 9.97 (Montreuil 2018)[2]
200 m: 19.88 AR NR (London 2019)[3]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay
IAAF World Relays
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 4×100 m relay
Asian Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Pune 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Pune 4×100 m relay
Athletics World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 London 200 m
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 200 m
Asian U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Colombo 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Colombo 100 m

Xie Zhenye (Chinese: 谢震业; pinyin: Xiè Zhènyè, born August 17, 1993) is a Chinese sprinter. He is the current Asian record holder of the 200 metres with a time of 19.88 seconds.[4] Xie's personal best in the 100 metres of 9.97 seconds makes him the second Chinese sprinter to record a time below the 10-second barrier, after his compatriot Su Bingtian.[citation needed] Xie represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Early career

Xie won the 200 metres gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2011 he set a new 100 metres personal best of 10.36 seconds and a 200 m best of 20.79 seconds.[5] He won the 200 m title at the Chinese City Games that year.[6]

Xie took 100 metres silver and 200 metres gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[7] He was also a finalist in both events at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[8] He was China's representative in the 200 m at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress beyond the heats.[9] He equalled the Chinese record for that event with a run of 20.54 seconds and closed his year with a win at the Chinese Athletics Championships.[10] In his opening meeting of 2013 he ran a 60 metres best of 6.66 seconds and broke the Chinese indoor record in the 200 m, running 20.93 seconds.

Personal life

Xie was signed by Adidas as a brand ambassador in 2018. He is currently studying a master's degree at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.[11]

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.[12]

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Wind (m/s) Competition Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.52 n/a World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 3 March 2018
100 m 9.97 +0.9 Meeting de Montreuil Montreuil, France 19 June 2018 Former NR
9.91 w +4.1 Pure Athletics Spring Invitational Clermont, Florida, U.S. 14 April 2017 Wind-assisted
200 m 19.88 +0.9 London Grand Prix London, United Kingdom 21 July 2019 AR, NR
4×100 m relay 37.82 n/a Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 August 2016 Former AR, NR

Sub-10 seconds 100 metres record

Time (s) Wind (m/s) Competition Venue Date Notes
9.91 w +4.1 Pure Athletics Spring Invitational Clermont, Florida, U.S. 15 April 2017 Wind-assisted
9.93 w +4.4 Meeting Madrid Madrid, Spain 14 July 2017 Wind-assisted
9.97 +0.9 Meeting de Montreuil Montreuil, France 19 June 2018 NR, PB

Circuit wins

200 metres

4 × 100 metres relay

References

  1. ^ a b "Xie Zhenye - Profile". Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Xie Zhenye at World Athletics
  3. ^ Xie Zhenye at World Athletics
  4. ^ "China's Xie Zhenye wins men's 200m title in London with new Asian record". Xinhua. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Zhenye Xie. IAAF . Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  6. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-25). Asian junior men's Shot Put record in Nanchang as Chinese City Games Conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  7. ^ Asian Junior Championships 2012 Archived August 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  8. ^ World Junior Championships 2012 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  9. ^ Men's 200m. London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  10. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-26). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
  11. ^ "Who is Xie Zhenye? Meet China's new fastest man and find out why fans are talking of their very own Usain Bolt". SCMP. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ "ZHENYE XIE ATHLETE PROFILE". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
Records
Preceded by Men's 200 m Asian record holder
21 July 2019 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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