YANG Jiayu

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: WUHAI

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Place of residence : PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 20km Race Walk	12

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
WR	Women's 20km Race Walk	1:23:49	20 March, 2021	Huangshan (CHN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's 20km Race Walk Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2019	Doha, QAT	DQ
2017	London, GBR	1st (1:26:18)

Asian Games

Year	Location	20km Race Walk
2018	Indonesia	1st (1:29:15)

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2017	20km Race Walk	World Athletics Championships	London, GBR	1:26:18
2	2019	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	A Corunya, ESP	1:25:34
2	2019	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	Taicang, CHN	1:28:16
2	2017	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Challenge	Taicang, CHN	1:31:04
3	2018	20km Race Walk	World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, CHN	1:27:22

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Civil Engineering - Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, CHN

Languages spoken:

Inner Mongolia [CHN] / Bayi Nanchang [CHN]

Zhang Fuxin [national], CHN

She began training in the sport in 2010. (81.cn, 16 Aug 2017 )

She finished second in a school cross-country competition at age 14, and her physical education teacher recommended she start training seriously. (81.cn, 16 Aug 2017 )

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nmg.xinhuanet.com, 21 Mar 2021; sports.sina.com.cn, 23 Mar 2021)

Chinese race walkers Wang Zhen and Liu Hong. (sports.qq.com, 03 Sep 2017; sports.sina.com.cn, 23 Mar 2021)

In 2014 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 30 Oct 2014)

General Interest

General
LOSS OF FATHER
Her father died of illness when she was competing at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, where she won a silver medal in the 20km team event. Her family told her the news after the competition. When she won gold at the 2017 World Championships in London, England, she dedicated the medal to her father. "I wanted to make my father in heaven proud of me." (sports.ifeng.com, 14 Aug 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (dpe.imust.edu.cn, 21 Jun 2019; Weibo profile, 20 Mar 2021)

Milestones

She became the youngest female Chinese athlete to win gold in the 20km or 50km walk at the world championships, when she won gold in the 20km walk at the 2017 edition in London, England, at age 21 years and 176 days. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Oct 2020)

Social Media

http://weibo.com/u/5600385144

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WR:: World Record

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