Chinese sprinter
Feng Zhiqiang [ a] (Chinese : 冯志强 ; born 14 April 1998) is a Chinese hurdler and sprinter . He was the winner of the 2017 Chinese National Games in the 400 metres hurdles .
Biography
Zhiqiang was born in the Cangqian district [zh ] of Yuhang , part of the Hangzhou city in the Zhejiang province of China.[ 1]
At the 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships , Feng earned his first international medal by placing 2nd in the 400 m hurdles.[ 3]
The following year, Feng won his first senior national title at the 2017 National Games . He was noted for being just a teenager despite beating multiple senior athletes.[ 4] [ 5]
In 2018, Feng was selected to represent China at the 2018 Asian Games in the 400 m hurdles , but he was the only athlete not to start the competition.[ 6] In 2019, Feng was finally able to start the race at the Asian Athletics Championships , in both the 400 m hurdles where he was the fastest athlete to not qualify for the final, and in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay where his team finished 5th.[ 2] At the 2019 IAAF World Relays , Feng competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m again , this time with a different team including Wu Yuang as the anchor. China finished 4th in the B final, and 8th overall.[ 2]
At the 2020 Chinese Athletics Championships , Feng backed up his 2017 National Games win with his first Chinese Athletics Championships victory, finishing 1st in the 400 m hurdles.[ 7]
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