Zheng Guixia

Zheng Guixia ( Chinese  郑 桂霞 , Pinyin Zhèng Guìxiá ; born June 24, 1973 ) is a former Chinese long-distance runner .

In 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001 she became the national champion in the marathon , and in 1999 in the 10,000 meter run .

In 1992 she became the Chinese runner-up in the marathon and third in the Beijing marathon . In 1995 and 1996 she was second in Beijing. In 1997 she won the forerunner event of the Hong Kong Marathon and the Half Marathon of the East Asian Games . The following year she won silver over 10,000 m at the Asian Games in Bangkok .

In 1999 she won the Hong Kong Marathon and finished 17th at the World Athletics Championships in Seville . The following season she was second in the Yamaguchi Half Marathon and fourth in the Sapporo Half Marathon . In 2001 she was again second in Yamaguchi and seventh in the Beijing Marathon, and in 2003 fourth in Yamaguchi.

Personal bests

• 5000 m : 15: 26.32 min, May 2, 1999, Jinan
• 10,000 m: 31: 56.47 min, September 29, 2001, Kanazawa
• Half marathon: 1:08:58 h, March 11, 2001, Yamaguchi
• Marathon: 2:25:56 h, October 14, 2001, Beijing

Web links

• Athlete portrait of Zheng Guixia at the IAAF (English)
• Athlete portrait ( memento from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) at Tilastopaja OY

Footnotes

1. ^ Gbrathletics: Chinese Championships and Games

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zheng is the family name here, Guixia is the first name.