Yu Zhenwei
Yu at the 2011 Military World Games
Personal information
Born18 March 1986 (1986-03-18) (age 37)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)LJ - 8.12 m (2010)
TJ - 16.53 m (2006)[1]
Medal record
Representing  China
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Rio de JaneiroLong jump
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 GuangzhouLong jump

Yu Zhenwei (Chinese: 于震威; born 18 March 1986) is a retired Chinese athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump.[1] He represented his country at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and was a bronze medallist at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships for the host nation.[2][3]

Yu is a two-time world military champion, having won at the 2009 World Military Track and Field Championships and the 2011 Military World Games.[4][5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th Long jump 7.55 m
2009 World Military Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 1st Long jump 7.83 m
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 3rd Long jump 7.96 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd Long jump 7.54 m
2011 Military World Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Long jump 8.05 m

References

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  1. 1 2 Zhenwei Yu. iaaf.org
  2. ↑ Zhenwei YU. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  3. ↑ Zhenwei Yu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-30.
  4. ↑ Almeida, Renato (2009). CISM Yearbook 2009 . CISM. Retrieved on 2013-10-13.
  5. ↑ Final results. RIO 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved on 2016-06-07.
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