Zhang Ling (born 13 April 1981) is a female
Chinese
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middle-distance runner.
On 18 October 1997 in
Shanghai she ran the
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
in 3:54.52 minutes. This ranked her eighth in the world all-time lists, behind
Qu Yunxia
Qu Yunxia (; born 25 December 1972 in Dalian) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal in 1500 m.
On 9 November 1993 she set the world record in the 1500 me ...
,
Jiang Bo,
Lang Yinglai
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On 18 October 1997 at the 1997 National Games of China in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:51.34 minutes, taking the silver medal behind Jiang Bo. This tim ...
,
Wang Junxia
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,
Tatyana Kazankina,
Yin Lili
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On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:53.91 minutes. This ranks her sixth in the world of all time, behind Qu Yunxia, Jiang Bo, Lang Yinglai, Wang ...
,
Paula Ivan
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Born in Herăști, Giurgiu County, she graduated from the Gheorghe Șincai High School in Bucharest in 1982. In 1987, Ivan won gold ...
,
Lan Lixin
Lan Lixin (; born 14 February 1979) is a female Chinese middle-distance runner.
On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:53.97 minutes. This ranks her eighth in the world of all time, behind Qu Yunxia, Jiang Bo, Lang Yinglai ...
and
Olga Dvirna
Olga Dvirna (born 11 February 1953) is a retired female middle distance runner who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres (3:54.23) on July 27, 1982, at a meet in Kiev ...
. This is also the world record for youth (aged 17 or less) athletes.
World Youth (Under 18) Best Performances
- GBR Athletics
Achievements
References
1981 births
Living people
Chinese female middle-distance runners
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