Gao Xinglong

Gao Xinglong
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Games
2014 Incehon Long jump
Asian Athletics Championships
2015 Wuhan Long jump

Gao Xinglong (born 12 March 1994) is a Chinese male track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. He has a personal best of 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) and is the 2015 Asian champion for the event.

Born in Heilongjiang,[1] Gao began to establish himself at elite level with a jump of 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) indoors in Nanjing in March 2013.[2] Outdoors, he won at the inaugural Friendship Meeting international between China, Japan and Korea.[3]

He began 2014 as he had the previous year, setting a personal best indoors in Nanjing with a jump of 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in).[4] He improved further outdoors, clearing 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) at a national level meeting in Jinhua – a mark which ranked him in the top 15 globally for the season and Asia's second best man after compatriot Li Jinzhe.[5] In his first major competition he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games, beaten by Li and Korean Kim Deok-hyeon. He ended the season with his first national title win at the Chinese Athletics Championships.[6]

Gao continued to improve into the 2015 season. He had a best mark of 8.12 m (26 ft 7 1⁄2 in) at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, beaten only by Britain's Olympic champion Greg Rutherford.[7] His first continental title followed at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, where he jumped under eight metres but still saw off all competition on home turf in Wuhan.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 7.86 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 7.96 m
World Championships Beijing, China 4th 8.14 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – NM

References

  1. ↑ Gao Xinglong. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  2. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-07). Dong Bin leads the way as indoor records tumble in Nanjing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  3. ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (2014-07-06). Xie and Gao lead China to victory at Friendship Meeting in Jinhua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  4. ↑ Xinglong Gao. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  5. ↑ Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  6. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2014-10-12). Xie breaks Chinese 200m record at National Championships as domestic season closes. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  7. ↑ Gao Xinglong. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  8. ↑ Poovamma, Joseph win silver medals at Asian Athletics Championships. Times of India (2015-06-04). Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
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