Chinese track and field athlete
Chen Yaling (born 24 April 1984) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the long jump . She represented China at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and has appeared twice at the Asian Games (2006, 2010).
She was the runner-up at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships and has won gold medals at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships , the Asian Indoor Games and the East Asian Games . A three-time Chinese national champion (2006, 2007 and 2009), she holds a personal best of 6.62 metres for the long jump.
Career
Hailing from Anhui Province ,[ 1] she began long jumping at national level in 2002 and her first major competition was the 10th Chinese Games in 2005, where she ranked thirteenth.[ 2] She set a personal best of 6.62 metres to win the Chinese Championships in Shijiazhuang in 2006,[ 3] going on to place fourth behind Olga Rypakova at the 2006 Asian Games .[ 4]
At the 2007 Chinese World Trials, Chen won with a season's best of 6.59 m to gain qualification into the 2007 World Championships in Athletics .[ 5] On her global championship debut in Osaka , she finished ninth in the qualifying round .[ 6] She took wins at the Chinese Championships and the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix that year,[ 7] [ 8] A jump of 6.45 m in November was enough to win the long jump gold medal at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games .[ 9]
A few months later she added a second indoor title to her achievements, taking the long jump competition at the 2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha .[ 10] Chen was the bronze medallist at the Good Luck Beijing test event, but did not go on to compete at the main competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics .[ 11] Her 2009 season began with an indoor personal best of 6.57 m on the Chinese circuit.[ 12] She secured another national title outdoors in May and was one of the favourites for the 11th Chinese National Games .[ 13] She ended up as the silver medallist at the Games, however, as 16-year-old Lu Minjia emerged with an Asian youth record mark to win the competition.[ 14] Her year's best jump came in Jinan in October, clearing 6.58 m,[ 6] but she did not manage to reach this form at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships , where she had to settle for silver behind Filipino Marestella Torres .[ 15]
She attempted a title defence at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games , but again she did not produce a strong performance and her jump of 6.27 m left her out of the medals in fourth place.[ 16] Chen ended the year with a gold medal on the regional stage, defeating Japan's Saeko Okayama to win at the 2009 East Asian Games .[ 17] She also competed at collegiate level that year, coming sixth at the 2009 Summer Universiade .[ 2]
Chen failed to clear six metres at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships , but this was still sufficient for a runner-up finish in a below-standard competition.[ 18] She was the runner-up at the Chinese Nationals that year and her season's best jump was 6.48 m, achieved in Chongqing . She was selected to represent China at the 2010 Asian Games , but managed only tenth place in the women's long jump competition.[ 2]
References
^ Zhang, Yanlin (2009-09-09). Torch relay of the 11th National Games launched . Anhui News. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ a b c Chen Yaling . Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2006-08-08). World record holder cruises to 6th national title . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ AsianG Doha QAT 7 - 12 December Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine . Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2007-06-08). Women’s Asian hammer record broken in China as World Champs Trials begin . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ a b Chen Yaling . IAAF . Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2007-08-05). Fifth women’s Asian Hammer Throw record for Zhang - Chinese championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Nazzaro, Mary Nicole & Tracy Tao Yungang (2007-09-28). Robles rolls on, Spearmon shocks Gay in Shanghai - 2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-11-01). Kazakh quartet betters Asian relay record – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Final day . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ AsC Doha QAT 14 - 16 February Indoor . Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Day three roundup: Liu Xiang wins gold with ease Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Beijing2008 (2008-05-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-02-15). Chinese indoor season kicks off in Nanjing . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-05-23). Gong Lijiao and Zhang Wenxiu in form - Chinese women’s championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-10-24). 16-year-old wins women’s long jump in Jinan – Chinese National Games, Day 3 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Two golds for host Chinese as Asian Champs kick off in Guangzhou . IAAF (2009-11-11). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali & Ramsak, Bob (2009-11-02). Andreyev's 5.60m vault the highlight as Asian Indoor Games conclude in Hanoi . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-07). Liu Xiang and Chinese throwers dominate - East Asian Games, Day 2 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-02-26). Singh takes Shot Put gold for India – Asian Indoor champs day 2 Archived September 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
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