Wang Qi (athlete)

Wang Qi

Personal information
Nationality	China
Born	(2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Hammer: 75.33m (Kladno, 2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   China Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Hammer throw Asian Championships 2023 Bangkok Hammer throw 2025 Gumi Hammer throw

Wang Qi (born 10 February 2001) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou. ^[1]

Career

Wang took up the hammer throw in 2013 in Yangzhou. ^[2] He started at Nanjing Normal University in 2019. ^[3] In June 2023, he set a new personal best throw of 75.33m in Kladno. ^[4]

In July 2023, he won gold at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with a throw of 72.13m. ^[5] In August 2023, he won gold in the hammer throw at the 2023 University Games in Chengdu with a throw of 73.63 metres. ^{[6] [7]}

Wang won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou on 30 September 2023. He triumphed with a throw of 72.97 meters. ^[8] It was China's first gold in hammer throw since the 1994 Asian Games.^{[ citation needed ]} He competed in the hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ^[9]

In May 2025, he won the gold medal in the hammer throw at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships. ^[10]

References

1. "Qi Wang". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
2. "Wang Qi". Hangzhou2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
3. "Nanjing Man Takes Gold in Hammer Throw at 2023 Asian Games". Thenanjinger.com. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
4. Juck, Alfonz (June 13, 2023). "Akani Simbine Triumphs in 100m at Kladno WACT Bronze Meeting". Track Alerts. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
5. "China bags men's and women's hammer throw golds at Asian Athletics Championships". People's Daily . Retrieved 4 October 2023.
6. "China's Wang clinches men's hammer throw title". China Daily. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
7. "Chengdu Universiade China's Wang clinches men's hammer throw title". english.news.cn. 5 August 2023.
8. "Asian Games record for Obiena and seven gold medals for China after two days of action in Hangzhou". World Athletics. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
9. "Men's Hammer Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". World Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
10. "Lightning performances amid thunderstorms at Asian Championships in Gumi". World Athletics. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.