Xu Faguang

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Xu Faguang (born 17 May 1987) is a Chinese racewalking athlete who specialises in the 50 kilometres race walk. He has represented his country three times at the World Championships in Athletics (2009, 2011, 2013), with his best finish being seventh in 2011. He is also a three-time participant in the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships, having entered in 2010, 2012, and 2016. He was a team gold medallist with China in 2010 and 2012. [1] [2]

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He won the Chinese University title over 20,000 m in 2012. [3]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany10th 50 km walk 3:48:52
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico9th50 km walk3:57:50
1stTeam21 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea7th 50 km walk 3:47:19
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia5th50 km walk3:48:47
1stTeam28 pts
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia30th 50 km walk 3:57:54
2016 World Race Walking Team Championships Rome, Italy19th50 km walk4:01:36

References

  1. ↑ Faguang Xu. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  2. ↑ Xu Faguang Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  3. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-18). Walking records galore at China's National University Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
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