Xie Wenjun (Chinese: 谢文骏, born 11 July 1990) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the 110 metres hurdles.[3] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics narrowly missing the final. He also competed at the 2016 Olympics.[4]

Xie Wenjun
Xie Wenjun in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34)
Shanghai, China
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight87 kg (192 lb)[1]
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m H, 110 m H
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m hurdles: 7.60 (Birmingham 2013)[2]
110 m hurdles: 13.17 (Shanghai 2019)[2]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 2 0 0
Asian Championships 2 0 0
Total 4 0 0
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 110 m hurdles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 110 m hurdles

He has personal bests of 13.17 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Shanghai 2019) and 7.60 seconds in the 60 metres indoors (Birmingham 2013).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   China
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.93
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.34
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 21st (h) 110 m hurdles 13.59
2014 Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 4th 110 m hurdles 13.44
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 110 m hurdles 13.36
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 15th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.39
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 110 m hurdles 13.56
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 16th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.90
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.69
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.36
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 20th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.76
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 110 m hurdles 13.34
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 110 m hurdles 13.21
World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 110 m hurdles 13.29
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.58
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 25th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.58

References

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  1. ^ a b "Xie Wenjun Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Xie Wenjun at World Athletics
  3. ^ "Athletes - Xie Wenjun Biography". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  4. ^ "Xie Wenjun Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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