In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Jianan (Chinese: 王嘉男; born 27 August 1996) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.

He competed in a heptathlon and a decathlon in 2012 but showed his aptitude for the long jump by winning at the Chinese Athletics Championships. One month after turning sixteen he jumped a personal best of 8.04 m to claim the national title.[2]

He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.[3]

In 2018, Wang won the gold medal in long jump at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4] On 16 June 2018, he equalled the national record in Guiyang with his personal best of 8.47 m.

In 2022, he became World Champion in the long jump.

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]

Personal bests

Event Mark (m) Wind (m/s) Competition Place Date Notes
Long Jump 8.47 +0.7 Guiyang Chinese Grand Prix Guiyang, China 16 June 2018 =Chinese record
Long Jump (Indoor) 8.18 — Nanjing Indoor Grand Prix Nanjing, China 3 March 2016

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wang Jianan". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-04-14). Chinese athletes show Donetsk medal potential at National Youth Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
  3. ^ Four more gold medals and two championship records for China at Asian Champs. IAAF (2013-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-07.
  4. ^ "Wang Jianan of China claims title of men's long jump final at Asian Games 2018". China Youth International Sports. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  5. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Jianan WANG". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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