Wang Zheng (hammer thrower) explained

Nationality:Chinese
Birth Date:14 December 1987
Birth Place:Xi'an, China
Height:1.75 m
Weight:105 kg
Country:China
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer throw

Wang Zheng (; born 14 December 1987) is a Chinese hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 77.68 metres, achieved on 29 March 2014 in Chengdu, which was an Asian record.[1]

She finished second at the 2017 World Championships as well as ninth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

She won the silver medal in women's hammer throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on 3 August 2021 with her season's best of 77.03 metres.[2]

International competitions

Representing
2006Asian Junior ChampionshipsMacaubgcolor=gold1st60.16 m
World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China9th59.12 m
20082008 Summer OlympicsBeijing, China32nd (q)65.64 m
2009East Asian GamesHong Kongbgcolor=gold1st67.06 m
2010Asian GamesGuangzhou, Chinabgcolor=silver2nd68.17 m
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, Indiabgcolor=gold1st72.78 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia3rd74.90 m
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Koreabgcolor=silver2nd74.16 m
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China5th73.83 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10th (q)70.60 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdombgcolor=silver2nd75.98 m
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesiabgcolor=silver2nd70.86 m
2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=gold1st75.66 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rd74.76 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japanbgcolor=silver2nd77.03 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8th72.14 m
Asian GamesHangzhou, Chinabgcolor=gold1st71.53 m
2024Olympic GamesParis, France28th (q)66.92 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055715/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/wang-zheng-2.html Wang Zheng
  2. Web site: Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk Wins Third Consecutive Women's Hammer Gold. 2021-08-03. Tokyo Olympics Official Website. 3 August 2021. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005052755/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/poland-s-anita-wlodarczyk-wins-third-consecutive-women-s-hammer-gold. dead.