Yu Wei Explained

Yu Wei
Birth Date:11 September 1987
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Sport:Track and field
Event:racewalking
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Updated:29 August 2015

Yu Wei (Chinese: 于伟; born 11 September 1987) is a male Chinese racewalker.

Career

He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[1]

He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, finishing 5th.[2] [3] [4]

His personal best of 3:42:54 set in Huangshan on 6 March 2016 ranks him #75 of all time.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's 50 kilometres walk heats results. IAAF . 29 August 2015.
  2. Web site: IAAF: Report: men's 50km race walk – Rio 2016 Olympic Games News iaaf.org. iaaf.org. 2016-08-19.
  3. News: UPDATE 5-Olympics-Athletics-Men's 50km walk results. 2016-08-19. Reuters. 2016-08-19.
  4. News: http://2016.sina.com.cn/china/2016-08-19/doc-ifxvcsrm1966365.shtml. zh:50公里竞走于伟获第五名 斯洛伐克名将逆转夺冠. Yu Wei places fifth in 50 km racewalk; Slovak star takes back crown. Sina News. 19 August 2016. 3 August 2017.
  5. Web site: 50 Kilometres Race Walk - men - senior - outdoor.