Wang Jianan (long jumper)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Jianan (Chinese: 王嘉男; born 27 August 1996) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.

Wang Jianan

Personal information
Born	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)[1] Shenyang, Liaoning, China[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long Jump
Coached by	Randy Huntington
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  China World Championships 2022 Eugene Long jump 2015 Beijing Long jump Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Long jump 2022 Hangzhou Long jump World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene Long jump Asian Championships 2013 Pune Long jump Military World Games 2019 Wuhan Long jump
Updated on 19 July 2022

He competed in a heptathlon and a decathlon in 2012 but showed his aptitude for the long jump by winning at the Chinese Athletics Championships. One month after turning sixteen, he jumped a personal best of 8.04 m to claim the national title.^[3]

He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.^[4]

In 2018, Wang won the gold medal in long jump at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[5] On 16 June 2018, he tied the national record in Guiyang with a personal best of 8.47 m.

In 2022, he became World Champion in the long jump.

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[6]

Personal bests

Event	Mark (m)	Wind (m/s)	Competition	Place	Date	Notes
Long Jump	8.47	+0.7	Guiyang Chinese Grand Prix	Guiyang, China	16 June 2018	=Chinese record
Long Jump (Indoor)	8.18	—	Nanjing Indoor Grand Prix	Nanjing, China	3 March 2016