Xu Yang (born 27 June 1970 in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

) is a retired

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high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He won the silver medals at the

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and 1995 Asian Championships and the bronze medal at the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

. He also competed at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in September 1993 in

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.World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
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* 1970 births Living people Chinese male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Jiangsu Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese people Chinese Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub