Zheng Xingjuan (born March 20, 1989, in

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high jumper.

Career

She started her international career at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. In 2006, she won the silver medal at the World Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the Asian Games. She won the high jump event at the

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and again at the 2011 event in Kobe. Further she ended 5th at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in

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and 6th at the

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in Daegu (5th after competitor disqualification).

Progression

She had some progression in her personal best over the last seasons. Her outdoor best is 1.95 m which she crossed first in 2009 in Jinan and again in 2011 at the Daegu world championships. Indoors she has jumped 1.94 m at the world championships in Doha. The Chinese record is currently held by Jin Ling with 1.97 metres.National high jump records, women
– The Athletics Site

Achievements

References

* 1989 births Living people Chinese female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes from Fujian Sportspeople from Fuzhou Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub