Zhu Yaming (; born 4 May 1994) is a Chinese male

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er. He is the 2017 Asian champion in the event. Zhu began competing nationally in triple jump in 2015 and reached elite level in the 2017 outdoor season. He jumped to win the national title at the

Chinese Athletics Championships The Chinese Athletics Championships ( zh, 全国田径锦标赛) is an annual track and field competition which serves as the national championship for the People's Republic of China. It is organised by Chinese Athletic Association, China's nationa ...

, then set a new best of to defeat Olympic medallist

Dong Bin Dong Bin (; born 22 November 1988) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He is a two-time gold medallist at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and has a personal best of 17.58 metres, which he set winning t ...

and Asian Games champion Cao Shuo at the

National Games of China The National Games of the People's Republic of China (), sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games), is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four year ...

. The standard of competition was lower at the

2017 Asian Athletics Championships The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 6 to 9 July 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. Bhubaneswar was the third Indian city to host Asian Championships. ...

, which he won a gold medal at with a clearance of . He placed seventh at the

2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003. Bidding process Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Indo ...

with an indoor best of . At the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

he finished eighth. Zhu competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and on 5 August 2021 won the Silver medal in the

Triple Jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Yaming Living people 1994 births Chinese male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic athletes for China Asian Athletics Championships winners