Ziyi Yan

Ziyi Yan (born 22 May 2008) is a Chinese track and field athlete. In 2024, she set a world under-20 record for the javelin throw.[1]

Ziyi Yan
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2008-05-22) 22 May 2008
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsJavelin: 64.28m (Hangzhou, 2024) WU20R

Career

Ziyi began surpassing 60m regularly 2024, winning her country's women's javelin title in March 2024 in Tianjin with a throw of 61.31 meters.[2] She threw past 60m in four of her five competitions in 2024 and set a personal best mark of 62.23m in Chengdu in April 2024.[3] Later that month, she set a under-20 world record for the javelin with a throw of 64.28m to win at the China Athletics GP, breaking Yulenmis Aguilar mark of 63.86m from 2015 and missing the Chinese national record by only 6cm.[4] The throw also beat the unratified mark of 63.96m achieved by Greek Elina Tzengko in 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Ziyi Yan". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. "The 15-year-old Chinese threw a great result in the javelin". Etusuora.com. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. "15-year-old Yan Ziyi sets javelin throw world junior record, throws 64.28m". TheBridge.in. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. Dabnath, Payal (15 April 2024). "15-year-old Yan Ziyi sets new javelin women's World Junior Record after throwing 64.28m". Sportzpoint.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. "Perez launches discus 73.09m, Sears clocks 10.77 for 100m"". World Athletics. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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