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.[4] Xie's personal best in the 100 metres of 9.97 seconds makes him the second Chinese sprinter to record a time below the 10-second barrier, after his compatriot Su Bingtian.[citation needed] 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.
![]() Xie at the 2017 Meeting Madrid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 29) Keqiao District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60 m: 6.52 (Birmingham 2018)[2] 100 m: 9.97 (Montreuil 2018)[2] 200 m: 19.88 AR NR (London 2019)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[5] He won the 200 m title at the Chinese City Games that year.[6]
Xie took 100 metres silver and 200 metres gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[7] He was also a finalist in both events at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[8] He was China's representative in the 200 m at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress beyond the heats.[9] 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.[10] 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.
Xie was signed by Adidas as a brand ambassador in 2018. He is currently studying a master's degree at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.[11]
Information from IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.[12]
Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 m | 6.52 | n/a | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 3 March 2018 | |
100 m | 9.97 | +0.9 | Meeting de Montreuil | Montreuil, France | 19 June 2018 | Former NR |
9.91 w | +4.1 | Pure Athletics Spring Invitational | Clermont, Florida, U.S. | 14 April 2017 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m | 19.88 | +0.9 | London Grand Prix | London, United Kingdom | 21 July 2019 | AR, NR |
4×100 m relay | 37.79 | n/a | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6 August 2021 | NR |
Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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9.91 w | +4.1 | Pure Athletics Spring Invitational | Clermont, Florida, U.S. | 15 April 2017 | Wind-assisted |
9.93 w | +4.4 | Meeting Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 14 July 2017 | Wind-assisted |
9.97 | +0.9 | Meeting de Montreuil | Montreuil, France | 19 June 2018 | NR, PB |
Records | ||
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Preceded by Femi Ogunode |
Men's 200 m Asian record holder 21 July 2019 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Asian Athletics Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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Youth Olympic champions in athletics – boys' 200 metres | |
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Bold: Olympic medalists in athletics |