Jiang Lan (; born 27 June 1989 in

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

, Jiangsu) is a female

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

track and field sprinter who specializes in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

.Athlete biography: Jiang Lan
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008 Her personal best time is 11.49 seconds, achieved in October 2007 in Wuhan. In the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

she has a best of 23.46 seconds. Jiang represented China at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay together with Wang Jing,

Tao Yujia Tao Yujia (born 16 February 1987 in Jiujiang, Jiangxi) is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

and

Qin Wangping Qin Wangping (born 16 June 1982 in Nantong, Jiangsu province) is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.30 seconds, achieved in June 2000 in Jinzhou. Qin represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in ...

. In their first round heat they placed fourth behind Jamaica, Russia and Germany. Their time of 43.78 seconds was the tenth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they failed to qualify for the final. Jiang won the 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, as well as a silver in the relay for Jiangsu. She has also won medals at regional level competitions with a 200 m bronze at the

2009 Asian Athletics Championships The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China in 2009. Results Men's results Track Field Women's results Track Field Medal table Participating nations * (12) * (1) * ...

and a gold from the

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...

among her past performances. She has also competed in the 60 metres event indoors: she finished fifth at the

2009 Asian Indoor Games The 2009 Asian Indoor Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á 2009), officially the 3rd Asian Indoor Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á lần thứ 3) and also known as Vietnam 2009, were a pancontinential indoo ...

and won the gold medal at the

2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships The 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, also known as the IV Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, was an international indoor athletics event took place in Tehran, Iran, between 24 and 26 February. This was the second edition to be hosted ...

. Jiang shared in the relay silver at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

. She failed to make it out of the 200 m heats at the

2011 Asian Athletics Championships The 19th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Kobe, Japan between July 7–10, 2011 at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. The tournament had 507 athletes from forty Asian nations competing in the 42 track and field events over the four- ...

but won another relay silver in the 4 × 100 m event. She competed in the team event at the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

but the Chinese runners were disqualified. In March 2013 she broke her first Chinese record by running the 200 m indoors in a time of 23.52 seconds.Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-07)
Dong Bin leads the way as indoor records tumble in Nanjing
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.

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Team China 2008
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jiang, Lan 1989 births Living people Chinese female sprinters Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Suzhou Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Runners from Jiangsu Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Olympic female sprinters Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Chinese women