Wang Qingling
Wang Qingling (simplified Chinese: 王庆铃; traditional Chinese: 王慶鈴; born 14 January 1993) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon and pentathlon. She holds personal bests of 5785 and 4246 points for the events, respectively. She was the gold medallist at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in 2014 and won both the Chinese Championships and National Games of China in 2013.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
| Representing China | ||
| Asian Indoor Athletics Championships | ||
| 2014 Hangzhou | Pentathlon | |
Career edit
Born in Fujian, Wang began competing in combined track and field events as a teenager. She made her first impact at a national level in 2011, when she took second place at the Chinese Athletics Championships with a score of 5632 points and also placed second in the Chinese City Games, representing Xiamen.[1][2] The following year she won the Chinese junior title in a personal best of 5668 points.[3] Wang placed seventh at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics,[4] won at the Chinese Athletics Grand Prix final,[5] then placed third at the national championships.[2]
Competing nationally, she spent the 2013 season almost undefeated: after a runner-up finish on the Chinese Grand Prix circuit she had consecutive wins at the Chinese Championships, the National Grand Prix Final, and then the 12th National Games of China (setting a personal best of 5785 points at the latter competition).[2][6] This performance ranked her the second best Asian heptathlete that year, behind Thailand's Wassana Winatho.[7]
Wang won the pentathlon title at the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in February, accumulating a personal best of 4246 points.[8]
References edit
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-23). World youth medallists excel at Chinese City Games in Nanchang - Days 1-3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ a b c Wang Qingling. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-04-23). Several junior world leads posted in Changzhou. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ World Junior Championships 2012. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2012-06-24). Women throwers in fine form in China, another Asian record in Javelin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2013-09-08). National Games of China begin with Asian pole vault record. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ 2013 Top Lists Women's Heptathlon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2014-02-16). Barshim over 2.36m at the Asian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
External links edit
- Wang Qingling at World Athletics