Xu Xiaolong Explained

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Xu Xiaolong
Fullname:Xu Xiaolong
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Collegeteam:Zhejiang University
Pb:Triple jump: 16.93 (2015)
Birth Date:20 December 1992
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:700NaN0
Updated:29 August 2015

Xu Xiaolong (Chinese: t=徐小龙|p=Xú Xiǎolóng; born December 20, 1992) is a Chinese triple jumper.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and eventually represented his nation China at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing eleventh in the final round of the men's triple jump.[2]

Xu competed for the Chinese squad, alongside his teammates Cao Shuo and Dong Bin, in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up his maiden Games, he popped an outdoor personal best of 16.93 m to surpass the IAAF Olympic entry standard (16.85) by an eight-centimetre margin at the National Grand Prix in Taiyuan.[3] [4] Xu managed to leap a distance of 16.41 m on his initial attempt to round out the field of twelve finalists in penultimate position, just 24 centimetres shy of his season best (16.65) that he set earlier during the qualifying phase.[5]

Competition record

Representing
2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China5thTriple jump16.59 m
UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea3rdTriple jump16.76 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China24th (q)Triple jump16.19 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11thTriple jump16.41 m
2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rdTriple jump16.81 m

Notes and References

  1. News: Xu Xiaolong. Rio 2016. 15 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826091546/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/xiaolong-xu. 26 August 2016. dmy.
  2. News: Tan. Ming Wai. Triple jumper Hakimi a fraction off in Universiade. The Star. Malaysia. 9 July 2015. 13 February 2017.
  3. News: 21st Asian Athletics Championships 2015 – Jumps preview. Asian Athletics Association. 15 February 2017.
  4. News: 徐晓龙夺得三级跳全国冠军 有望出战世锦赛. Xu Xiaolong captured the men's triple jump title at the National Grand Prix, expected to compete at the World Championships. China News Service. 14 May 2015. 15 February 2017.
  5. News: Athletics: Men's Triple Jump Final. Rio 2016. 15 February 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826090755/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-mens-triple-jump-final. 26 August 2016. dmy.