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1984 birthsLiving peopleAthletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer OlympicsChinese female long-distance runnersOlympic athletes of ChinaOlympic gold medalists for ChinaPeople from WeifangAsian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)Athletes from ShandongAthletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian GamesMedalists at the 2004 Summer OlympicsOlympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)Asian Games bronze medalists for ChinaMedalists at the 2002 Asian Games
ChinesepinyinHantingWeifangShandongtrack and fieldathleteHantingWeifangShandongWorld Junior RecordSaint-DenisWorld ChampionshipsLinet Masai10,000 mtrack and field competition2004 Summer OlympicsAthens, GreeceEjagayehu DibabaHelsinki2009 National Games of China2005 National Games of China
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Xing Huina (Chinese: 邢慧娜; pinyin: Xíng Huìnà; born February 25, 1984 in Hanting, Weifang, Shandong) is a Chinese track and field athlete.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Personal bests
3 References
4 External links
Biography
Xing was born to family of farmers in Hanting, Weifang, Shandong. Standing 1.66 m tall and weighing 50 kg (110 lb), she began training at Weifang City Sport School, coached by Chi Yuzhai. She joined the Shandong Sport Technology Institute in 1999, coached by Yin Yanqin.
She was selected into national team in 2002 after running 4:10.43 in 1500 m and 14:56.15 in 5000 m in 2001 Chinese National Games. In national team, she was coached by Wang Dexian. In 2002, she won bronze medal in 10,000 m in Busan Asian Games with a time of 31:42.36.
In 2003, she came in 7th and broke the World Junior Record (30:31.55) in the memorable race of 10,000m at Saint-Denis World Championships. The record was broken by Linet Masai of Kenya at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Xing won the gold medal in the 10,000 m race in the track and field competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with a time of 30:24.36. She overtook Ethiopian Ejagayehu Dibaba in the final straight to break the monopoly of Ethiopians. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, she placed 5th in women's 5000 m (14:43.64) and 4th in women's 10,000 m (30:27.18). Both races were won by Ethiopian runners. She decided not to compete at the 2009 National Games of China in 2009 due to a persistent leg injury. The combination of the injury and her long period away from competition raised speculation that her professional career was finished at the age of 26.[1]
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 4:09.01 (2003)
- 5000 m: 14:43.64 (2005)
- 10,000 m: 30:24.36 (2004)
Her unofficial 1500 m personal best is 4:03.00, which was set at the 2005 National Games of China. However, the result was nullified because her opponent, Liu Qing filed a complaint of being deliberately blocked by Xing when Liu tried overtaking Xing.[2]
References
^ Former Olympic champion Xing Huina withdraws from National Games. Xinhua (2009-10-21). Retrieved on 2010-08-21.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-19). Xing Huina disqualified in the 1500m, teenager claims men's 20km Walk - Chinese National Games Day 3 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17.
External links
Xing Huina at IAAF
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Olga Bondarenko 
Derartu Tulu 
Fernanda Ribeiro 
Derartu Tulu 
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