SU Bingtian

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 29 Aug 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ZHONGSHAN

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Place of residence : ZHONGSHAN

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m	6
	Men's 4 x 100m Relay CHN People's Republic of China	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 4	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m Semi-Final 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (10.08)	4th (37.90)
2012	London, GBR	SF (10.28)	1R (38.38)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (10.23)	6th (38.07)
2017	London, GBR	8th (10.27)	4th (38.34)
2015	Beijing, CHN	9th (10.06)	2nd (38.01)
2013	Moscow, RUS	SF (DQ)	Heats (38.95)
2011	Daegu, KOR	-	Heats (38.87)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 100m
2019	Yokohama, JPN	4th (38.16)
2017	Nassau, BAH	3rd (39.22)

Asian Games

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2018	Indonesia	1st (9.92)	3rd (38.89)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	100m
2019	1 x 5th, 1 x 11th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2017	1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2018	100m	Shanghai, CHN	10.05
2	2017	100m	Eugene, OR, USA	9.92
3	2018	100m	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	9.91
5	2019	100m	Shanghai, CHN	10.05
5	2017	100m	Monaco, MON	10.06
11	2019	100m	Birmingham, GBR	10.36

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2018	100m	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	9.91
5	2017	100m	World Challenge	Kawasaki, JPN	10.43

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	60m
2018	Birmingham, GBR	2nd (6.42)

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

Su-per Fast (sports.qq.com, 05 Mar 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Teacher

Economics, International Trade - Jinan University, Guangzhou, CHN

Wife Lin Yanfang, one son [2018]

Languages spoken:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Guangdong Province [People's Republic of China]

Randy Huntington, USA

In 2019 he sustained an injury to his waist area. (dy.163.com, 03 Jan 2020)

An injury to his knee affected his performance at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, OR, United States of America, but he still participated in the final of the men's 60m event. (sports.163.com, 20 Mar 2016)

He took up athletics in middle school in Zhongshan, People's Republic of China. (shizheng.xilu.com, 28 Aug 2015)

He was noticed by his middle school's sprinting coach because of his good physical condition. He spent most of his early time with the team carrying bags for his senior teammates and watching them run, but as they graduated he began to get more opportunities. (shizheng.xilu.com, 28 Aug 2015; IAAF, 17 Jun 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 07 Jan 2021)

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang. (ent.cnr.cn, 01 Sep 2016)

He sustained a shoulder injury during training in June 2020. (sports.sina.com.cn, 14 Sep 2020)

In 2018 he was named one of China's Top 10 Athletes of the Year by Xinhua News Agency. (sports.xinhuanet.com, 26 Dec 2018)

In 2015 he received the Breakthrough Award at the China Central Television [CCTV] Sports Personality of the Year Awards. (IAAF, 16 Mar 2016)

General Interest

General
CONTEMPLATING RETIREMENT
He considered retiring in 2018 in order to spend more time with his family. He also took up the position of associate professor at Jinan University in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, before deciding to continue in the sport with a view to competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "After the [2018] Asian Games, I decided to take a break and spend more time with my family. Because of training and travelling, I had spent less than a week with my wife and son since he was born. I had planned to retire this season [2018], but there are still some dreams to be fulfilled, so I persevered." (usa.chinadaily.com.cn, 11 Sep 2018; sohu.com, 29 Jul 2018; sangbe.com, 07 Feb 2018)

OCCUPATION
He works as an associate professor at Jinan University in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. (live.qq.com, 25 Jun 2019; usa.chinadaily.com.cn, 11 Sep 2018)

TURNING POINT
Following the 2014 season he and his coach at the time, Yuan Guoqiang, decided he should change to start with his left foot going forward first instead of his right foot, as he found his rhythm in a race was affected by a weak and unsteady third step. "It was like a desperate gamble, a brand new start for me. I knew if it worked I would find some room to improve, otherwise it could have led to the end of my career." (IAAF, 16 Mar 2016)

Social Media

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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