Jiang Fan (; born 16 September 1989) is a

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athlete who competes in the

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. He is a two-time champion in the

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at the

Asian Indoor Athletics Championships The Asian Indoor Athletics Championships were held for the first time in 2004 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, 2004. Run by the Asian Athletics Association, the championships take place biennially in different cities all over Asia.

(2010 and 2012) and was the silver medallist outdoors at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl ...

. He represented China at the

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and set a 110 m hurdles best of 13.47 seconds at the competition. Jiang began competing at national level in 2007 and made his international debut for China at the

2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships The 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 13th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 12 to 15 July at the Madya Stadium in Jak ...

, where he finished fifth in the 110 m hurdles. That year he ran a personal best of 13.83 seconds at the

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pre-Olympic trial event. He also ran a best of 13.50 seconds over the smaller junior hurdles while taking second place at the Chinese junior championships.Jiang Fan

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. Retrieved on 2012-02-20. He began to establish himself among his country's top hurdlers the following season and ran a personal best of 13.69 seconds to win at

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leg of the Chinese Grand Prix. At the end of the year he represented the

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province at the 11th Chinese Games and finished in fifth place. In his first senior competition for China he equalled the meet record of 7.75 seconds to take the

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in the

at the

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. He did not match this form outdoors, however, and ended the season with a 110 m hurdles best time of 13.72 seconds and came sixth at the

Chinese Athletics Championships The Chinese Athletics Championships ( zh, 全国田径锦标赛) is an annual track and field competition which serves as the national championship for the People's Republic of China. It is organised by Chinese Athletic Association, China's nationa ...

. He ran on the Asian Athletics Grand Prix outdoor circuit in 2010 and improved his best by a margin of 0.2 seconds to win the

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leg. He gained selection for the

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and took the 110 m hurdles

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behind

Hansle Parchment Hansle Parchment (born 17 June 1990) is a Jamaican track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the event. Parchment is an alumnus of the University of the West Indies, Kingston and won a ...

with a time of 13.55 seconds. He was chosen to participate at the

, which was held one week later, competing for China on the world stage for the first time. In his first heat he ran a personal best of 13.47 seconds to take second place behind David Oliver. He was slower in the semi-final, however, being eliminated after coming seventh. Two weeks later in

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he reached the podium at the National Championships for the first time, taking third place. Jiang defended his 60 m hurdles title at the

2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships The 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Vocational and Technical College Athletics Hall in Hangzhou, China, between 18 and 19 Febru ...

and knocked one hundredth off his personal best to set a new championship record mark.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-02-18)
Chinese dominate but there is double-delight for Iran at the Asian Indoor Championships – Day 1
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-20.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jiang, Fan Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from Nanjing Runners from Jiangsu Chinese male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for China Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for China Asian Games competitors for China Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Chinese people