Jiang Zhichao

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Jiang Zhichao
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus: 64.49m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Discus throw
Asian U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Yecheon Discus

Jiang Zhichao (born 6 January 2005) is a Chinese discus thrower. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Asian Games, having also previously been a silver medalist at the U20 Asian Championships. She competed for China at the 2024 Olympic Games. [1]

Career

She was a silver medal winner at the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea, with a throw of 55.93 metres in June 2023, to finish runner-up behind compatriot Huang Jingru. [2]

In September 2023, she was a silver medalist at the delayed 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou in October 2023, finishing runner-up to compatriot Feng Bin with a throw of 61.04 metres, a new personal best. [3] [4] [5] She had previously also been runner-up to Feng Bin at the Chinese Athletics Championships in June 2023, throwing 60.19 metres. [6]

She improved her personal best to 64.49 metres competing in Germany in May 2024. [7] She was runner up to Feng Bin again at the Chinese Athletics Championships in June 2024, throwing 60.94 metres. [8] She was selected to compete in the discus throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she managed a distance of 59.10 metres and did not qualify for the final. [9] [10]

She threw 60.10 metres to finish eighth at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025. [11]

References

  1. "Jiang Zhichao". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. "20th Asian U20 Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. "19th Asian Games". World Athletics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. "Feng, Sable set new Asian Games records in athletics". Shine.cn. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. "Feng's gold leaves little to discus". China Daily. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  7. "Deutscher Wurf - Cup 2024". World Athletics. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  8. "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. "Women's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. "Chinese team announced for Paris Olympics". World Athletics. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.