Liang Jiahong (born 6 March 1988 in
Longjiang,
Shunde
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,
Foshan
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,
Guangdong
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) is a
Chinese
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sprinter who specializes in the
100 metres
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He finished fifth at the
2006 World Junior Championships. At the
2007 Asian Championships he won a bronze medal in the relay. He was an unused reserve runner in the
4 x 100 metres relay
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event at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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. However, he won the relay gold medal at the
11th Chinese National Games in 2009. He won the relay silver medal with China 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)
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later that year. He was one of the 2012 Olympic Chinese men's 4 × 100 m team.
His personal best time is 10.31 seconds, achieved in May 2010 in
Zhaoqing
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. In the
200 metres
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he has a 20.83 seconds personal best, achieved in April 2008 in
Hangzhou
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.
References
External links
Team China 2008
1988 births
Living people
Chinese male sprinters
People from Foshan
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for China
Runners from Guangdong
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
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