Wang Qi (athlete)

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Wang Qi
Personal information
NationalityChina
Born (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventHammer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer: 75.33m (Kladno, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Hammer throw
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bangkok 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. It was China's first gold in hammer throw since the 1994 Asian Games. [8] [9]

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