Guan Ping (born 1 February 1966) is a female Chinese former racewalking athlete who competed in the

10 kilometres race walk The 10 kilometres race walk, or 10-kilometer racewalk, is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it ...

. She was the gold medallist at the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

, becoming the first female racewalk champion at that competition and starting China's unbeaten dominance of the Asian Games women's racewalk which extends to today. Guan competed at the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 ...

, but failed to finish the distance after being disqualified. She represented China three times at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, with her best result being a silver medal in 1985, which helped China to the team title alongside the winner Yan Hong. She was also a silver medallist at the

1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Game ...

, finishing after Australia's Kerry Saxby. Her personal best of 42:50.0 minutes for the 10,000 m track walk was set in 1992. Her highest global ranking was second in 1985, courtesy of her World Race Walking Cup performance. She was also third on the seasonal rankings in 1986, only behind Soviets

Yelena Kuznetsova Yelena Nikolayevna Kuznetsova ( kk, Елена Николаевна Кузнецова; born August 4, 1977, in Almaty) is a female race walker from Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental coun ...

and

Irina Strakhova Irina Borisovna Strakhova (russian: Ирина Борисовна Страхова); born 4 March 1959 in Novosibirsk) is a race walker who represented the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic ...

.World Top Performers 1980-2005: Women (Outdoor)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guan, Ping Living people 1966 births Chinese female racewalkers Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for China Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games