Zhou Haiyan (; born 3 January 1990) is a

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athlete who competes in middle-distance events. She holds personal bests of 2:03.00 and 4:13.32 minutes for the

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and

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events, respectively. She was the champion in both races at the

2009 Asian Athletics Championships The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China in 2009. Results Men's results Track Field Women's results Track Field Medal table Participating nations * (12) * (1) * ...

. Born in

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, she first competed on the

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circuit at age sixteen and took wins over both

and

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. She came first in the 800 m at the Chinese Olympic trials, but did attain the qualifying standard time for the

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. She finished sixth at the

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later that year.Zhou Haiyan
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-18. She reached the peak of her career in 2009. Over 800 m she went undefeated nationally, winning twice on the Grand Prix circuit and taking the titles at both the Chinese Championships and the 11th Chinese National Games, setting a personal best of 2:03.00 minutes at the latter meeting. She also achieved a personal best of 4:13.32 minutes for the 1500 m, which brought her second place at the national championships. At the

Zhou came out on top of a tactical 1500 m race to win the 1500 m gold in 4:32.74 minutes (the slowest winning time for the championship). A

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finish in the 800 m saw her edge Margarita Matsko to first place, making Zhou a double Asian middle-distance champion.With five wins, Japan halts Chinese momentum in Guangzhou - Asian champs, day 4
IAAF (2009-11-14). Retrieved on 2014-02-18. Her form dropped in 2010 (she did not win a race nationally that year) and she skipped the 2011 season. She ranked outside the top ten nationally in both 2011 and 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Haiyan Living people 1990 births Chinese female middle-distance runners Runners from Liaoning