Mo Youxue (; born February 10, 1996) is a Chinese

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

sprint athlete who competes in the

100m The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200-meter dash The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

events. He won a silver medal for China in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. Mo was born in Bantang Hamlet 板塘屯, Bantang Village 板塘村, Chuanshan Town 穿山镇,

Liujiang Liujiang District (; Standard Zhuang: ) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, located on the southwest bank of the Liu River. It covers a land area of and had a population of 562,351 . The southernmost co ...

County,

Liuzhou Liuzhou (; , IPA Pronunciation:) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 3,758,700 in 2010, including 1,436,599 in the built-up area made of 4 urban ...

City, Guangxi Province, China. His first major result was a gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships, where he ran a personal best and world youth leading time of 10.35, beating

Ojie Edoburun Ojie Edoburun (born 2 June 1996) is a British track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100m and 200-meter dash The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race beg ...

in a photo finish. He won a silver medal for China in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing behind Jamaica.

Personal bests

*100 metres: 10.346 seconds (2013) *200 metres: 20.96 seconds (2015)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mo, Youxue Living people 1996 births Chinese male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for China World Athletics Championships medalists Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games People from Liuzhou Runners from Guangxi