Li Jinzhe (Chinese: 李金哲; born 1 September 1989) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. His personal best is 8.47 metres, set in 2014. This gives him the Chinese record long jump.[1]
He was the 2009 Asian Champion in the event and represented China at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He became regional champion for a second time at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics later that year.
Career
Born in Beijing,[2] Li began competing in 2007 and was runner-up behind Su Xiongfeng at that year's Chinese City Games – the country's foremost junior competition.[3] He gained his first international medal (a bronze) at the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[4] He cleared eight metres for the first time at the 2009 Chinese Championships in May, where his jump of 8.08 m brought him his first national title.[5]
Li was selected to represent China in the long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and narrowly missed out on qualification into the final.[6] At the 11th Chinese National Games in October he set a personal best of 8.18 m and came second behind Zhang Xiaoyi.[7] He remained in good form, jumping 8.16 m the following month to win at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships.[8] He continued competing into mid-December and built upon his Asian title with a gold medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.[9]
He featured indoors in Germany at the start of 2010, setting an indoor best of 7.98 m for second place behind Salim Sdiri at the BW-Bank Meeting and then turning the tables on the Frenchman to win at the Sparkassen Cup.[10][11] He attended the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, but failed to make it past the qualifying round. In the outdoor season he placed top three at the Prefontaine Classic and the Rieti Meeting on the athletics circuit.[12] Li attempted to defend his national long jump title at the Chinese Championships in August, but was beaten into second by Su Xiongfeng.[13] He ended the year with a fourth-place finish at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, representing the Asia-Pacific team.[14]
Li took another victory at the Sparkassen Cup in January 2011, defeating Sdiri and Dwight Phillips.[15] His best jump that year (8.02 m) came early in the season in Fuzhou that June.[16] His performances were lower than in previous years and he did not defend his title at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships, managing only fifth place. He performed better the year after, taking the gold at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and winning all but one of his outings on the Chinese and Asian Grand Prix circuits.[17] He cleared 8.25 m in Wuhan.[16] He was chosen for the Chinese team for the 2012 London Olympics and competed in the qualifying rounds only.[18]
An indoor best of 8.11 m came at the start of 2013, when he took third at the XL Galan meet in Stockholm.[19] Li jumped a new personal best of 8.34 m at the 2013 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, defeating a quality field including the last three Olympic champions (Phillips, Irving Saladino and Greg Rutherford) as well as Mitchell Watt and Aleksandr Menkov.[20] He won his hometown meet, the inaugural IAAF World Challenge Beijing at the Bird's Nest Stadium, a few days later with a mark of 8.31 m.[21]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  China
| ||||
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 8th | 7.62 m (w) |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (q) | 8.01 m |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 8.16 m | |
| East Asian Games | Hong Kong | 1st | 7.85 m | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 18th (q) | 7.68 m |
| Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 4th | 7.93 m | |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 5th | 7.79 m |
| 2012 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 1st | 7.98 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 20th (q) | 7.77 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th | 7.86 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 2nd | 8.23 m |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 8.01 m | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 8.10 m |
References
- ^ Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor All time best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
- ^ Jinzhe Li Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine. London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2007-10-31). Favourites beaten in China - City Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ 2008 Asian Junior Championships Archived 2018-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-005-18). Teenager triples to 17.13m; Huang Haiqiang approaching form - Chinese men’s champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ 2009 World Championships - Men's Long Jump Qualification Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-10-23). World leading 66.40m Discus heave by Li Yanfeng in Jinan – Chinese National Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Taking centre stage, Liu Xiang beats the rain to take Asian title – Asian champs, day 3. IAAF (2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-10). Japan and Korea prevent Chinese sweep - East Asian Games, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ 2010 BW-Bank Meeting results. BW-Bank Meeting. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ 2010 Sparkassen Cup. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Li Jinzhe. The-Sports. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2010-08-10). National record for Yang Yansheng in men’s Pole Vault - Chinese Champs & Asian Games Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2010-09-04). EVENT Report - Men's Long Jump. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
- ^ Sparkassen Cup results . Universal Sports (2011-02-05).
- ^ a b Jinzhe Li. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
- ^ Li Jinzhe. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
- ^ Men's Long Jump Qualification Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. London2012. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
- ^ The IAAF indoor tournament Xie Wenjun record personal best ranking Lijinzheda long jump B standard Archived 2013-06-30 at archive.today. Global News. Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
- ^ Johnson, Len (2013-05-18). "Li Jinzhe hiding in full view". IAAF. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ^ Easy win for local hero Li Jinzhe at IAAF World Challenge Beijing . Xinhua (2013-05-23). Retrieved on 2013-05-25.
External links
- Li Jinzhe at World Athletics
- Li Jinzhe at Diamond League
- Li Jinzhe at Olympedia
- Li Jinzhe at Tilastopaja (registration required)
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