Zhong Huandi (; born 28 June 1967 in

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...

) is a retired

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long-distance runner who concentrated on the 3000 and

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, and later the marathon. She became a four-time Asian champion and two-time

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silver medalist. On 8 September 1993, she became the second fastest 10,000 meter runner of all time, only surpassed by

Wang Junxia Wang Junxia (; born January 19, 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016. Her best years lay ...

, the winner of that same race by more than half a lap in what remained the world record until the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. Both runners surpassed the standing world record by

Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon ...

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* * 1967 births Living people Runners from Yunnan Chinese female long-distance runners Chinese female marathon runners Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for China Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for China World Athletics Championships medalists Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

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