Song Yinglan

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Song Yinglan (born 14 September 1975) is a retired female Chinese hurdler in the 400 metres.

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Her personal best time is 53.96 seconds, achieved in November 2001 in Guangzhou. This is the current Asian record, [1] shared with Han Qing who ran in the same time in September 1993 in Beijing.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 1st400 m hurdles 57.73
2001 East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 2nd400 m hurdles56.94
Universiade Beijing, China 10th (sf)400 m hurdles 57.50
7th4 × 400 m relay 3:39.89
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd400 m hurdles 56.49
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 2nd400 m hurdles 56.43

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