Wang Jianan (; born 27 August 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 ...

athlete who competes in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

. He competed in a heptathlon and a decathlon in 2012 but showed his aptitude for the long jump by winning 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 nation ...

. One month after turning sixteen he jumped a personal best of 8.04 m to claim the national title. He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the

2013 Asian Athletics Championships The 2013 Asian Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the biennial athletics competition between Asian nations. It was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, India between 3–7 July. Around 522 athletes f ...

. In 2018, Wang won the gold medal in long jump at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta,

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. On 16 June 2018, he equalled the national record in Guiyang with his personal best of 8.47 m. In 2022, he became world champion in long jump.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jianan Living people 1996 births Chinese male long jumpers Olympic athletes of China Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for China World Athletics Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Chinese people