Yan Ziyi Explained

Yan Ziyi
Nationality:Chinese
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin
Birth Date:22 May 2008
Birth Place:Ningbo, China
Pb:Javelin: 64.28m (Hangzhou, 2024) WU20R

Yan Ziyi (; born 22 May 2008) is a Chinese track and field athlete. In 2024, she set a world under-20 record for the javelin throw.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Career

Yan began surpassing 60m regularly 2024, winning her country's women's javelin title in March 2024 in Tianjin with a throw of 61.31 meters.[2] She threw past 60m in four of her five competitions in 2024 and set a personal best mark of 62.23m in Chengdu in April 2024.[3] Later that month, she set a under-20 world record for the javelin with a throw of 64.28m to win at the China Athletics GP, breaking Yulenmis Aguilar mark of 63.86m from 2015.The throw also beat the unratified mark of 63.96m achieved by Greek Elina Tzengko in 2020.[4] However, Yan was not allowed to compete in the 2024 Olympics due to the age limit set by World Athletics.[5] On 30 August 2024, Yan won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Athletics. 15 April 2024. Ziyi Yan.
  2. Web site: Etusuora.com. The 15-year-old Chinese threw a great result in the javelin. 31 March 2024. 15 April 2024.
  3. Web site: TheBridge.in. 15-year-old Yan Ziyi sets javelin throw world junior record, throws 64.28m. 15 April 2024. 15 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Perez launches discus 73.09m, Sears clocks 10.77 for 100m". World Athletics. 14 April 2024. 15 April 2024.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-20 . Qualification system published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games . 2024-09-03 . worldathletics.org.
  6. Web site: 2024-08-31 . Jarvinen threatens world U20 decathlon record to get gold in Lima . 2024-09-03 . worldathletics.org.