Chen Rong (athlete)
Chen Rong ( Chinese 陈 荣 , Pinyin Chén Róng ; born May 18, 1988 in Hebei ) is a Chinese long-distance runner who specializes in marathons .
In 2006 she finished third in the Beijing Marathon , which she won the following year with her personal best of 2:27:05 h. In 2008 she finished fourth in the Xiamen Marathon in 2:27:09 and won the Good Luck Beijing Marathon in April , a test run on the original marathon route for the 2008 Olympic Games . Chen was nominated for the Olympic marathon himself, but gave up her place for Zhang Shujing at short notice .
In the Beijing Marathon of the same year she finished second in 2:28:25, and in the Xiamen Marathon at the beginning of next year she won 2:29:52.
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 15: 35.90 min, October 11, 2008, Shijiazhuang
- 10,000 m : 31: 41.60 min, May 22, 2008, Beijing
- Marathon: 2:27:05 h, October 21, 2007, Beijing
Web links
- Chen Rong in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait on the 2008 Chinese Olympic team website
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Mongolia and China take marathon honors - Beijing Olympic test events continue ( Memento from April 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). April 20, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chen, Rong |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 陈, 荣 (Chinese); Chén, Róng (Pinyin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hebei |