Yiu Kit Ching

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yiu.

Christy Yiu Kit-Ching (Chinese: 姚潔貞 born 20 February 1988) is a long-distance runner from Hong Kong. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China and the 2016 Olympic Games.^[1]

Christy Yiu Kit-Ching

Personal information
Born	(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 37) Hong Kong
Sport
Country	Hong Kong
Sport	Track and field
Event	long-distance running
Updated on 16 August 2016

Career

Yiu finished 39th in the women's marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, setting a new personal best and national record with a time of two hours 36 minutes and 11 seconds.^[2]

In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.^[3]

Personal bests

• 1500 metres – 4:32.63 min, 29 Jun 2014, Hong Kong (HKG)
• 3000 metres Steeplechase – 10:25.81 min, 9 Oct 2013, Tianjin (CHN) - HKR
• 5000 metres – 16:01.88 min, 7 May 2016, Nobeoka (JPN)
• 10,000 metres – 33:45.00 min, 16 July 2015, Abashiri (JPN)
• 10km – 33:48 min, 17 October 2020, Gdynia (POR) - HKR
• 15km – 51:06 min, 17 October 2020, Gdynia (POR) - HKR
• Half marathon – 1:12:10 hrs, 17 October 2020, Gdynia (POR) - HKR
• Marathon – 2:31:24 hrs, 6 May 2021, Milano (ITA) - HKR

See also

• Hong Kong at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics