Zhang Xinyan gained her first international experience at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang , where she came 17th. Over 3000 m obstacle she took part in the Asian Championships in Wuhan , where she won the bronze medal with a personal best of 9: 46.82 minutes. She qualified for the World Championships in Beijing , where she was eliminated with 10: 13.25 minutes in advance . The following year she took part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and did not qualify for the final with 9: 31.47 min . In 2018 she took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta for the first time and finished fourth there in 9: 46.30 min. At the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus , she finished 96th in 43:40 minutes and was disqualified with the mixed relay. At the end of April she finished twelfth at the Asian Championships in Doha in 10: 44.36 minutes. She also qualified for the World Championships there in October, where she was eliminated in the preliminary round with 9: 43.75 min .
In 2017, Zhang became the Chinese obstacle course champion. She graduated from the Nanjing Sport Institute with a degree in Sports Science and Sports Management .
Personal best
1500 meters: 4: 15.84 min, May 21, 2016 in Taiyuan
1500 meters (hall): 4: 24.28 min, February 20, 2017 in Beijing
3000 m obstacle: 9: 28.54 min, May 6, 2016 in Luoyang
Zhang Xinyan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhang is the family name here, Xinyan is the first name.
People's Republic of China
