Yan Wei (born 4 October 1973) is a retired

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middle distance runner who specialized in the

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. She finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships, won the 1993 Asian Championships and took the silver 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 ...

. Her personal best time was 3:58.74 minutes, achieved in October 1997 in

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* 1973 births Living people Chinese female middle-distance runners Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub