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Wang Zhen

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Geboortedatum   24-08-1991 Nationaliteit   China

Zhen Wang: one of the most successful race walkers in Chinese sports history 
Olympic gold medalist in the 20 km Race walk at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio 
&
Olympic bronze medalist in the 20 km Race walk at the 2012 Olympic Games in London 
&
2 x silver medalist in the 20 km Race walk at the World Championships in 2011 Daegu, South Korea, and 2015 Beijing, China 
&
gold medalist in the 20 km Race walk at the 17th Asian Games in 2014 Incheon, South Korea    
&
former world U20 record holder in the 10 km Race walk with a time of 37' 44"

International honors

Olympic Games

Olympic gold medalist 20 km Race walk in Rio (BR) 

Podium Race walk 20 km Rio 2016

1. Zhen Wang (CHN)          1 h 19' 14" 
2. Zelin Cai (CHN)               1 h 19' 26"    
3. Dave Bird-Smith (AUS)   1 h 19' 37" 

Olympic bronze medalist 20 km Race walk in London (UK)

Podium Race walk 20 km London 2012

1. Ding Chen (CHN)          1 h 18' 46"    
2. Erick Barrondo (GCA)   1 h 18' 57" 
3. Zhen Wang (CHN)        1 h 19' 25"

World Championships 

2 x silver medalist in the 20 km Race walk in 2011 Daegu (ROK) & 2015 Beijing (CHN)

Podium Race walk 20 km Daegu 2011 

1. Luis Fernando López (CO)   1 h 20' 38"   
2. Zhen Wang (CHN)               1 h 20' 54" 
3. Hyunsub Kim (ROK)             1 h 21' 17"      

Podium Race walk 20 km Beijing 2015 

1. Miguel Ángel López (E)    1 h 19' 14"  
2. Zhen Wang (CHN)           1 h 19' 29" 
3. Benjamin Thorne (CDN)   1 h 19' 57"      

Asian Games

Gold medalist in the 20 km Race walk in 2014 Incheon (ROK)
 
Podium Race walk 20 km Incheon 2014 

1. Zhen Wang (CHN)     1 h 19' 45"   
2. Yusuke Suzuki (J)       1 h 20' 44"   
3. Hyunsub Kim (ROK)   1 h 21' 37"    

Medal record 

♦ Olympic Games             1 x gold / 1 x bronze   
♦ World Championships    2 x silver
♦ Asian Games                 1 x gold

total number of medals  5 

Merits

♦ Former world U20 record holder in the 10 km Race walk with a time of 37' 44", set in Beijing, China, in 2010.  

 

♦ Barrier Race walking 

Barrier involved ►Race walk 20 km/ 1 h 20'

13  performances under 1 h 20' over 20 km ► best time: 1 h 17' 36"   15.464 km/h

♦ Chinese "all-time" ranking

In the Chinese 20 km Race walk "all-time" ranking, Zhen Wang is in 4th place.

Reproduction top 5 ranking China <<  Race walk 20 km "all-time" >>

1. Kaihua Wang        1 h 16' 54"
2. Zhaozhao Wang   1 h 17' 15" 
3. Jun Zhang            1 h 17' 26"
4. Zhen Wang          1 h 17' 36" 
5. Zelin Cai               1 h 17' 39"

Best memories

My top three unforgettable memories in my career are in descending order:
 
♦ My victory in the men's 20 km Race walk at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016, awarded with the prestigious title of << Olympic champion >>; 

♦ My silver medal at the World Championships in the capital of my home country, Beijing, crowned with the honourable title of << vice world champion >>; 

♦ My gold medal in the 20 km at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in 2014.  

Personal bests

♦  5000 m Race walk   18' 49"   2014   Fossano (I)

♦ 10 km Race walk road   37' 44"   15.901 km/h   2010   Beijing (CHN)   WR U20
♦ 10 km Race walk track  3x',xx"   xx.xxx km/h   2015   Genoa (I)

♦ 20 km Race walk road   1 h 17' 36"   15.464 km/h   2012   Taicang (CHN)      
♦ 20 km    "         "  track   x h xx' xx"   xx,xxx km/h   xxxx   xxxxxx (xxx)

♦ 50 km Race walk road   3 h 53' 00"   xx.xxx km/h   2009   Jinan (CHN)

Chinese sports history in race walking

For an insight into the Chinese sports history of race walking, one of the most physically exhausting sports in the world, you can click on the following link: 
  
                         https://www.belgianwalkingassociation.com/en/testimonials-bwa/testimonials-cat/chinese-sports-history-in-race-walking.htm

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