Chen Yaling (born 24 April 1984) is a

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athlete who competes in the

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. She represented China at the

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in 2007 and has appeared twice at the

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(2006, 2010). She was the runner-up at the

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and has won

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s at the

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, the Asian Indoor Games and the East Asian Games. A three-time Chinese national champion (2006, 2007 and 2009), she holds a personal best of 6.62 metres for the long jump.

Career

Hailing from Anhui Province, she began long jumping at national level in 2002 and her first major competition was the 10th Chinese Games in 2005, where she ranked thirteenth.Chen Yaling
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. She set a personal best of 6.62 metres to win the Chinese Championships in

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in 2006, going on to place fourth behind

Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova (russian: Ольга Сергеевна Рыпакова; née Alekseyeva; 30 November 1984) is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the trip ...

at the

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. At the 2007 Chinese World Trials, Chen won with a season's best of 6.59 m to gain qualification into the

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. On her global championship debut in

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, she finished ninth in the qualifying round.Chen Yaling

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. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. She took wins at the Chinese Championships and the

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that year, A jump of 6.45 m in November was enough to win the long jump

at the

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. A few months later she added a second indoor title to her achievements, taking the long jump competition at the

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. Chen was the

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list at the

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test event, but did not go on to compete at the main competition at the

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. Her 2009 season began with an indoor personal best of 6.57 m on the Chinese circuit. She secured another national title outdoors in May and was one of the favourites for the 11th Chinese National Games. She ended up as the

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list at the Games, however, as 16-year-old Lu Minjia emerged with an Asian youth record mark to win the competition. Her year's best jump came in

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in October, clearing 6.58 m, but she did not manage to reach this form at the

, where she had to settle for silver behind Filipino

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. She attempted a title defence at the

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, but again she did not produce a strong performance and her jump of 6.27 m left her out of the medals in fourth place. Chen ended the year with a gold medal on the regional stage, defeating Japan's

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to win at the

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. She also competed at collegiate level that year, coming sixth at the

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. Chen failed to clear six metres at the

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, but this was still sufficient for a runner-up finish in a below-standard competition.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-02-26)
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. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. She was the runner-up at the Chinese Nationals that year and her season's best jump was 6.48 m, achieved in

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. She was selected to represent

China at the 2010 Asian Games China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12–27 November 2010.women's long jump competition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Yaling Living people 1984 births Athletes from Anhui Chinese female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Chinese women