Zheng Dazhen (; born September 22, 1959) is a retired

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er. She finished eleventh at the

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, and also won the 1984

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. In 1983 she reached the final of the inaugural

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, but finished 18th and last with only 1.80 metres

On the regional level she won the Asian Championships in 1979 and 1983 as well as the 1978 Asian Games, 1978 and

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of ...

, both times in new championship records (CR). In 1978 she jumped 1.88 m to improve the record with 10 centimetres; in 1982 she jumped 1.89 m. At the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

Zheng got the silver medal despite equalling the CR, as the winner Megumi Sato, too equalling the CR, achieved the result with fewer failed attempts. In

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Sato set the current Asian Games record with 1.94

Her personal best jump was 1.95 metres, achieved in May 1987 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka.

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* 1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Chinese female high jumpers Olympic athletes of China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub