Huang Jingru

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Huang Jingru
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus: 57.52m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lima Discus
Asian U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Yecheon Discus

Huang Jingru (born 25 January 2005) is a Chinese discus thrower. She won the 2023 Asian U20 Championships and won silver at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. [1]

Career

She won gold in the discus throw at the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea in June 2023. [2]

She increased her personal best to 57.52m in June 2024. [3] She won silver in the discus throw at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru on 28 August 2024. [4] She had qualified first at the event, with a throw of 56.45 metres in the preliminary round. [5] [6]

References

  1. "Huang Jingru". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. "20th Asian U20 Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. "WU20 Lima 24 preview: throws". World Athletics. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. "World U20 Championships: Chinese mixed relay team bags bronze medal on day-1". asianathletics.com. August 28, 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. "Women's Discus Throw Results - World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.