Wang Xueqin

Wang Xueqin at the 2012 Olympics

Wang Xueqin ( Chinese  王 雪芹 , Pinyin Wáng Xuěqín,; born January 1, 1991 in Shandong ) is a Chinese marathon runner .

At the age of 17, she finished second in the 2008 Seoul International Marathon with 2:28:39 hours under two and a half hours. The following year, she came fourth in the Daegu Marathon .

In 2010 she finished fourth in Seoul and ninth in the Dalian Marathon . In the fall, she finished second in the Huangguoshu Half Marathon and won the Macau Marathon . In 2011, she was tenth in Dalian and finished 26th in the marathon of the World Athletics Championships in Daegu .

At the 2012 Chongqing Marathon, she managed to increase to 2:25:53 h as fourth. She was then nominated for the Olympic Games in London , where she came in 22nd. In the fall, she finished fourth in the Guangzhou Marathon and sixth in the Beijing Marathon .

In 2013 she finished fourth in the Xiamen Marathon . At the Chinese National Games, she came 17th in the marathon and was fourth in the 10,000 m .

In 2015 she finished third in the Seoul International Marathon and came 28th in the World Championships in Beijing .

Wang Xueqin is 1.60 m tall and weighs 46 kg. She represents Jiangsu Province at competitions .

Personal bests

• 5000 m : 15: 28.75 min, September 11, 2011, Hefei
• 10,000 m: 31: 55.31 min, September 8, 2011, Hefei
• Half marathon : 1:11:37 h, September 28, 2010, Anshun
• Marathon: 2:25:53 h, March 17, 2012, Chongqing

Web links

• Wang Xueqin in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Entry on the website of the Chinese Athletic Association (Chinese)