Shi Yuhao
Chinese long jumper (born 1998)
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Shi Yuhao (born 26 September 1998) is a Chinese male track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.
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| Born | 26 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 8.43 m (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shi set an Asian junior record of 8.30 m (27 ft 2+3⁄4 in) at the Chinese junior championships in 2016 and improved upon this by one centimetre one year later.[1] This gained him qualification for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and on his senior global debut he finished sixth in the final.[2][3]
Shi established himself among the region's best athletes with a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – his winning mark of 8.16 m was a world-lead and nearly half a metre ahead of the opposition.[4]
Career
On June 27, 2016, in the men's long jump competition of the 2016 National Youth Track and Field Championships, Shi Yuhao won the championship with 8.30 meters, setting a new Asian youth record in this event.[5]
In the 2017 season, in the track and field competition in Hong Kong in May, Shi Yuhao won the championship with a time of 8.18 meters. In the National Youth (U20) Track and Field Championships in June, Shi Yuhao advanced with a jump of 8.15 meters in the preliminaries and won the championship with a jump of 8.13 meters in the finals.[6] On June 25, at the China Track and Field Street Tour Beijing Station, Shi Yuhao won the championship with a latest event record of 8.31 meters in his fourth jump.[7] In August, Shi Yuhao was selected into the men's long jump roster for the World Championships in London. In the World Championships, Shi Yuhao ranked sixth with a jump of 8.23 meters.[8] On September 6, in the men's long jump final of the 13th National Games, Shi Yuhao finished sixth with 7.95 meters.[9]
On February 4, 2018, at the 2018 Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships, Shi Yuhao won the men's long jump championship with a time of 8.16 meters, creating the best result in the world in 2018.[10] On May 12, in the 2018 Diamond League held at the Shanghai Stadium, Shi Yuhao won the runner-up in the men's long jump with 8.43 meters.[11]
On June 26, 2021, in the men's 4X100m final of the 2021 National Track and Field Championships, the Jiangsu team composed of Shi Yuhao won the championship in 39.41 seconds.[12]
In July 2022, during a track and field competition in Biller, Switzerland, Shi Yuhao finished third in the men's 100-meter race in 10.15 seconds.[13] On July 29, in the men's 100-meter race of the track and field series held in Bellinzona, Shi Yuhao finished second in the overall score in 10 seconds 58 (-1.2).[14] On August 6, in the men's 100-meter race at the Aarauer Abend Games, Shi Yuhao ranked first with 10.50 seconds (+0.9).[15]
On February 11, 2023, in the men's 60m preliminaries of the 2023 Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships, Shi Yuhao advanced to the semifinals in 6.71 seconds.[16] Shi Yuhao ran 6.70 seconds in the men's 60-meter final and ranked sixth.[17] On October 1, in the men's long jump final of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Shi Yuhao won the third place with 8.10 meters.[18]
On March 16, 2024, in the men's 60-meter final of the 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix (4th Station), Shi Yuhao won the championship in 6.52 seconds.[19] On March 17, in the men's long jump final of the fourth leg of the National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix, Shi Yuhao won the championship with a time of 8.04 meters.[20]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 6th | Long jump | 7.63 m |
| 6th | Triple jump | 15.41 m | |||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Long jump | 8.23 m |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 1st | Long jump | 8.16 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | Long jump | 8.12 m | |
| 2023 | Asian Indoor Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 6th | 60 m | 6.70 s |
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | Long jump | 8.10 m | |
| 2024 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 4th | Long jump | 7.75 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 24th (q) | Long jump | 7.68 m | |
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Long jump | 8.33 m |
See also
- Chinese Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 2017
