Wang Junxia
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||
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January 19, 1973 Jiaohe, Jilin City, China |
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| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
1500 metres: 3:51.92 |
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Medal record
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1500 metres: 3:51.92
3000 metres: 8:06.11
5000 metres: 14:51.87
10000 metres: 29:31.78
Wang Junxia (simplified Chinese: 王军霞; traditional Chinese: 王軍霞; pinyin: Wáng Jūnxiá; born January 19, 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner. Her best years lay between 1991 and 1996. Wang was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Born in Jiaohe, Jilin, Wang beat Ethiopian Gete Wami to win the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics in 10,000 m (32:29.90) in Seoul, Korea.
In April 1993, Wang set a world-leading time and former Asian best in marathon (2:24:07). In May, she broke the Asian record of 3000 m in a fast time of 8:27.68 in the Chinese National Championships. In August, Chinese women distance runners under coach Ma Junren stunned the world and swept the world titles from 1500 m to 10,000 m in Stuttgart, Germany. Wang claimed the world title in 10,000 m (30:49.30), although she was sick before the race. In less than a month, she went on to win the 3000 m and 10,000 m in Chinese National Games with 3 world records in 3 races.
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