Zhu Yaming (Chinese: 朱亚明; born 4 May 1994) is a Chinese male triple jumper. He is the 2017 Asian champion in the event.
![]() Zhu at the 2017 Asian Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 4 May 1994 (1994-05-04) (age 28) Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Xu Dongwen (club)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 17.57 m (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhu began competing nationally in triple jump in 2015 and reached elite level in the 2017 outdoor season. He jumped 17.17 m (56 ft 3+3⁄4 in) to win the national title at the Chinese Athletics Championships,[2] then set a new best of 17.23 m (56 ft 6+1⁄4 in) to defeat Olympic medallist Dong Bin and Asian Games champion Cao Shuo at the National Games of China.[3] The standard of competition was lower at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, which he won a gold medal at with a clearance of 16.82 m (55 ft 2 in).[4]
He placed seventh at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships with an indoor best of 16.87 m (55 ft 4 in).[5] At the 2018 Asian Games he finished eighth.[1]
Zhu competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and on 5 August 2021 won the Silver medal in the Triple Jump.[6]
Asian Athletics Champions in men's triple jump | |
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