Cao Shuo

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Cao Shuo
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Personal information
Native name曹硕
Born (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 32)
Hebei, China
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
SportAthletics
Event Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Cao Shuo (born October 8, 1991) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He was born in Hebei. [1] His personal bests were both set in 2012, outdoors, his personal best is 17.35 m, while his indoor personal best is 17.01 m. [1] He competed at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. [1] In Rio, he finished in 4th place. [1]

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2010 Asian Junior Championships Hanoi, Vietnam 1st16.84 m (w)
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 3rd 16.84 m
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd 17.01 m (=iNR)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 20th (q) 16.27 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 16.77 m
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 2nd16.15 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 7th 16.55 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 17.30 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd 16.77 m
World Championships Beijing, China 15th (q) 16.66 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 15.76 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 17.13 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd 16.56 m

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