Xie Zhenye
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| Nationality |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 1993 Shaoxing County, Zhejiang province, China. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (290 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 meters | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 20.54 s | ||||||||||||||
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Xie Zhenye (Chinese: 谢震业; pinyin: Xiè Zhèngyè, born August 17, 1993 in Shaoxing County, Zhejiang) is a Chinese track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 200-meter dash events. He is the Chinese record holder for the 200 m indoors and outdoors. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He won the 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.[2] He won the 200 m title at the Chinese City Games that year.[3]
Xie took 100 m silver (behind Hassan Taftian) and 200 m gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[4] He was also a finalist in both events at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[5] He was China's representative in the 200 m at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress beyond the heats.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
Personal bests
- 60 metres: 6.66 seconds (2013)
- 100 metres: 10.36 seconds (2011)
- 200 metres: 20.54 seconds (2012) =NR
- 200 metres indoors: 20.93 (2013) NR
References
- ^ a b "Zhenye Xie". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- ^ Zhenye Xie. IAAF . Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Asian Junior Championships 2012. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ^ World Junior Championships 2012. WJAH. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ^ Men's 200m. London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-26). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-07). Dong Bin leads the way as indoor records tumble in Nanjing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.