Wang Zhen (athlete)

Wang Zhen ( Chinese  王 鎮  /  王 镇 , Pinyin Wáng Zhèn; born August 24, 1991 in Heilongjiang Province ) is a Chinese walker .

In 2010 he set an Asian record with 37:44 minutes and a junior world record in 10 km walking. The following year, he finished fourth in the 20 km walk at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu . Over the same distance, he won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London . At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow , he was disqualified. In 2015 he won the silver medal over 20 km at the 2015 World Championships in his own country in Beijing . At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , he was Olympic champion over 20 km.

Wang Zhen is trained by Sandro Damilano, the older brother of the Italian Olympic champion Maurizio Damilano .

Personal bests

• 10,000 m walking: 38: 30.38 min, September 16, 2012, Tianjin (Asian record)
• 10 km walking: 37:44 min, September 18, 2010, Beijing (Asian record)
• 20 km walking: 1:17:36 h, March 30, 2012, Taicang (Asian record)
• 50 km walking : 3:53:00 h, October 26, 2009, Jinan

Web links

• Wang Zhen in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Portrait ( memento from November 19, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) at IAAF - Focus on Athletes, August 3, 2012

Footnotes

1. ^ IAAF: Teenager Zhen Wang blazes 37:44 over 10Km in Beijing - IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final . September 18, 2010