Xiao Yehua (; born 6 November 1971 in Dahua) is a Chinese former

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er. Her personal best for the

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was 11.23 seconds, set in 1992. She was a two-time Chinese champion over the 100 m (1992 and 1995). She was the 200 m bronze medallist at the

1991 Asian Athletics Championships The ninth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in 1991 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Medal summary Men's events * Some English-language sources, such as GBR Athletics, erroneously state that Kim Bok-joo was 1991 Asian Championships runner-up ...

and the 100 m silver medallist at the

1993 East Asian Games The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from May 9 to May 18, 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Hongkou Football Stadium. Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibit ...

. Most of her success came with the Chinese 4×100 metres relay team: she represented China at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in the relay, won the Asian title in 1991, the

1992 IAAF World Cup The 6th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 25–27, 1992, at the Estadio Panamericano in Havana, Cuba. Overall res ...

relay gold medal, and the 1993 East Asian Games title.

Career

Xiao won her first international medals at the 1990 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, where she was 100 m runner-up behind compatriot Wang Lei and shared in the 4×100 metres relay gold medal. She was quickly elevated to the senior team following a 100 m win at the 1991

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.Chinese Championships
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she was the

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bronze medallist and anchored the China relay team including Pei Fang,

Tian Yumei Tian Yumei (; born 28 December 1965) is a Chinese former track and field sprinter. Her personal best of 11.06 seconds for the 100 metres was set in 1997. She was a three-time Chinese champion in individual sprints. She represented China in the 1 ...

and

Chen Zhaojing Chen Zhaojing (born 5 April 1969) is a former Chinese track and field athlete who competed in sprint events. She won four national titles in the 200 metres between 1991 and 1994. Chen also won the 200 m event at the 1993 National Games of China ...

to a

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time of 43.41 seconds to win the 4×100 m relay title. At the start of 1992 she achieved a personal best of 11.23 seconds for the 100 m.Xiao Yehua
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-12-28. This earned her selection for the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, where she was eliminated in the quarter-final round. She also ran in the heats stage of the relay with the Chinese team.Xiao Yehua
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-12-28. Xiao was also present in the relay team at the

where an all-Chinese team (

Gao Han Gao Han (; born 3 July 1971) is a Chinese former track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres. She holds a personal best of 11.26 seconds, set in 1992. Gao was the Chinese national champion in the event in 1992 and won a bronze medal at ...

, Tian, Chen, Xiao) represented Asia and won the gold medals in a time of 43.63 seconds. The following year she was 100 m runner-up to Taiwan's Wang Huei-chen at the

but managed to top the podium in the relay race. Her other major outing that year was the 7th Chinese National Games, where she failed to medal individually but won the relay title with fellow Guangxi runner Tian, Huang Mei and Ou Yanlan.7th National Games medallists
. jx918. Retrieved on 2013-03-30. In 1995 she won her second and final Chinese 100 m title. She continued to compete at the national level until 1998 but did not win any medals over this period.

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