Chen Yueling
Chen Yueling ( Chinese 陳 躍 玲 / 陈 跃 玲 , Pinyin Chén Yuèlíng ; born April 1, 1968 in Tieling , Liaoning Province ) is a former walker who initially started for the People's Republic of China and later for the United States .
After Chen Yueling won the Asian Championships in 1989 and the Asian Games in 10K walking in 1990 , she represented her country when women walked for the first time at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona .
A total of 44 walkers competed over 10 km on the street. The decision was extremely exciting and in the end, Chen Yueling won in 44:32 minutes with a one-second advantage over Russian Jelena Nikolajewa . This made Chen Yueling the first Olympic walking champion.
Chen Yueling later left the People's Republic of China. She competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney for her new home USA and finished 38th.
Chen is 1.59 m tall; their competition weight was 50 kg.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Fields Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )
Web links
- Chen Yueling in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Chen Yueling in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ According to IAAF December 24, 1969; according to Sports Reference April 1, 1960
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chen Yueling |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chén Yuèlíng; 陈跃玲 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese walker and Olympic champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tieling , Liaoning Province |