Wang Na (racewalker)
Wang Na (Chinese: 王娜; born 29 May 1995) is a Chinese female racewalking athlete.
Wang's first international success came at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics where she was the 10,000 m walk runner-up to Czech athlete Anežka Drahotová.[1]
Senior success followed at the 2017 Asian Race Walking Championships, which she won over two minutes clear of the runner-up Kumiko Okada.[2] On the circuit that year she was third at the Taicang Race Walking Challenge and runner-up to Lü Xiuzhi at the Chinese National Race Walking Grand Prix.[3][4] She placed eighth at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | 10,000 m walk | 44:02.64 |
| 2017 | Asian Race Walking Championships | Nomi, Japan | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:30:51 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 20 km walk | 1:29:26 |
References
[edit]- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2014-07-23). Report: women's 10,000m race walk – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014 . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2017-03-17). Kim and Wang dominate Asian 20km Race Walking Championships in Nomi. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ Wu, Vincent (2017-04-15). Lu and Bonfim win Taicang Race Walk Challenge titles . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ Wu, Vincent (2017-03-05). Niu clocks 50km race walk world lead at Chinese Grand Prix in Huangshang . IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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