Feng Zhiqiang

Feng Zhiqiang^[a] (Chinese: 冯志强; born 14 April 1998) is a Chinese hurdler and sprinter. He was the winner of the 2017 Chinese National Games in the 400 metres hurdles.

Feng Zhiqiang

Personal information
Native name	冯志强[1]
Nationality	China
Born	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 27) Cangqian [zh], Yuhang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China[1]
Home town	Zhejiang, China[2]
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres hurdles, 400 metres[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals	2015 Chinese U18s  • 400 m hurdles, 3rd 2016 Chinese U20s  • 200 m, 1st 2017 Chinese Champs  • 400 m, 2nd 2017 Chinese U20s  • 100 m, 8th  • 400 m hurdles, 1st 2017 National Games  • 400 m hurdles, 1st  • 4 × 400 m, 2nd 2020 Chinese Champs  • 400 m hurdles, 1st
Personal bests	400 mH: 49.64 (2023) 400 m: 46.59 (2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  China Asian Junior Championships 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 400 m hurdles

Biography

Zhiqiang was born in the Cangqian district [zh] of Yuhang, part of the Hangzhou city in the Zhejiang province of China.^[1]

At the 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, Feng earned his first international medal by placing 2nd in the 400 m hurdles.^[3]

The following year, Feng won his first senior national title at the 2017 National Games. He was noted for being just a teenager despite beating multiple senior athletes.^[4][5]

In 2018, Feng was selected to represent China at the 2018 Asian Games in the 400 m hurdles, but he was the only athlete not to start the competition.^[6] In 2019, Feng was finally able to start the race at the Asian Athletics Championships, in both the 400 m hurdles where he was the fastest athlete to not qualify for the final, and in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay where his team finished 5th.^[2] At the 2019 IAAF World Relays, Feng competed in the mixed 4 × 400 m again, this time with a different team including Wu Yuang as the anchor. China finished 4th in the B final, and 8th overall.^[2]

At the 2020 Chinese Athletics Championships, Feng backed up his 2017 National Games win with his first Chinese Athletics Championships victory, finishing 1st in the 400 m hurdles.^[7]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date
400 metres hurdles	49.64		World Championships & Asian Games Trials	Shenyang, China	28 June 2023
400 metres	46.59		Chinese Athletics Championships	Jinan, China	17 May 2017

Notes

1. In this Chinese name, the family name is Feng.