Qin Wangping (born 16 June 1982 in
Nantong
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,
Jiangsu
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province) is a
Chinese
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sprinter who specialized in the
100 metres
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.
Her personal best time is 11.30 seconds, achieved in June 2000 in
Jinzhou
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.
Qin represented China at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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competing at the
4x100 metres relay together with
Wang Jing,
Jiang Lan and
Tao Yujia. In their first round heat they placed fourth behind
Jamaica
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,
Russia
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and
Germany
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. 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.
International competitions
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1982 births
Living people
Chinese female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for China
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
Sportspeople from Nantong
Runners from Jiangsu
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Olympic female sprinters
Asian Athletics Championships winners
21st-century Chinese women
Chinese Athletics Championships winners
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