Wang Jing (, born March 26, 1988, in Sha,

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) is a female

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sprinter.Athlete biography: Wang Jing
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008 Wang represented China at the

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competing at the

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sprint. In her first round heat she placed fifth in a time of 11.87 which was not enough to advance to the second round. Together with Tao Yujia, Jiang Lan and Qin Wangping she also took part in the 4x100 metres relay. In their first round heat they placed fourth behind

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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. After winning the 100 metres title at the 11th Chinese National Games, Wang tested positive for doping. The

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banned her for four years from competition and a lifetime from the national squad.

Personal best

*2006 Asian Championships - 3rd 100m

References

* *http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/609 1988 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese female sprinters Olympic athletes for China People from Sanming Doping cases in athletics Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Runners from Fujian Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub

Personal best

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