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Xie Zhenye

Xie Zhenye

Xie at the 2017 Meeting Madrid.
Personal information
Born	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 30) Keqiao District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Height	1.84 m (6 ft1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay
Coached by	Rana Reider
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.52 (Birmingham 2018)[2] 100 m: 9.97 (Hangzhou 2022)[2] 200 m: 19.88 AR NR (London 2019)[2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  China Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay World Championships 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay World Cup 2018 London 200 m IAAF World Relays 2017 Nassau 4×100 m relay Asian Games 2014 Incheon 4×100 m relay 2022 Hangzhou 100 m 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m relay Asian Championships 2013 Pune 200 m 2019 Doha 200 m 2023 Bangkok 4×100 m relay 2013 Pune 4×100 m relay Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore 200 m Asian U20 Championships 2012 Colombo 200 m 2012 Colombo 100 m

Xie Zhenye (Chinese: 谢震业; pinyin: Xiè Zhènyè, born August 17, 1993) is a Chinese sprinter. He is the current Asian record holder of the 200 metres with a time of 19.88 seconds.^[3] In 2018, Xie ran a personal best of 9.97 seconds in the 100 metres, making him the second Chinese sprinter to record a time below the 10-second barrier, after his compatriot Su Bingtian.^[4][5] Xie represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics where he became the first Chinese athlete to have ever qualified for a semi-final of men's 200 metres at any Summer Olympic Games. In 2023, in the absence of his injured compatriot Su Bingtian, Xie became the 2022 Asian Games champion in the 100 metres event, with a time of 9.97 seconds.^[6]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Xie won the 200 metres gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2011 he set a new 100 metres personal best of 10.36 seconds and a 200 m best of 20.79 seconds.^[7] He won the 200 m title at the Chinese City Games that year.^[8]

Xie took 100 metres silver and 200 metres gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.^[9] He was also a finalist in both events at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.^[10] He was China's representative in the 200 m at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress beyond the heats.^[11] He equalled the Chinese record for that event with a run of 20.54 seconds and closed his year with a win at the Chinese Athletics Championships.^[12] In his opening meeting of 2013 he ran a 60 metres best of 6.66 seconds and broke the Chinese indoor record in the 200 m, running 20.93 seconds.

2022 Asian Games[edit]

In 2023, stepping up in the absence of fellow injured compatriot Su Bingtian, Xie competed in the 100 metres event in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, and won the gold with a time of 9.97 seconds, and edging out Thai Puripol Boonson who took the silver, with a time of 10.02 second.^[13]

Personal life[edit]

Xie was signed by Adidas as a brand ambassador in 2018. He is currently studying a master's degree at Zhejiang UniversityinHangzhou.^[14]

Statistics[edit]

Information from IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.^[15]

Personal bests[edit]

Sub-10 seconds 100 metres record[edit]

Circuit wins[edit]

200 metres[edit]

• IAAF Diamond League
  • London: 2019

4 × 100 metres relay[edit]

• IAAF Diamond League
  • Shanghai: 2016
  • Monaco: 2017

References[edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Xie Zhenye - Profile". Retrieved 20 August 2018.

^ ^{a b c} Xie ZhenyeatWorld Athletics

External links[edit]

• Xie ZhenyeatWorld Athletics
• Xie ZhenyeatDiamond League
• Xie ZhenyeatOlympics.com
• Xie ZhenyeatOlympedia
• Xie Zhenye at the Chinese Olympic Committee