Shi Yuhao

Shi Yuhao (born 26 September 1998) is a Chinese male track and field athletes who competes in the long jump.

Shi Yuhao
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Indoor Championships
2018 TehranLong jump

Shi set an Asian junior record of 8.30 m (27 ft 2 34 in) at the Chinese junior championships in 2016 and improved upon this by one centimetre one year later.[1] This gained him qualification for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and on his senior global debut he finished sixth in the final.[2][3]

Shi established himself among the region's best athletes with a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – his winning mark of 8.16 m was a world-lead and nearly half a metre ahead of the opposition.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 6th Long jump
6th Triple jump
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th Long jump 8.23 m
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 1st Long jump 8.16 m
World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Long jump 8.12 m

See also

References

  1. Rising long jumper Shi Yuhao breaks Asian junior record. Xinhua (2017-06-25). Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  2. Hardman, Dean (2017-08-05). Report: men's long jump final – IAAF World Championships London 2017. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. Yuhao Shi. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. Mulkeen, Jon (2018-02-03). Shi leaps world-leading 8.16m on final day of Asian Indoor Championships . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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