Gao Xinglong

Gao Xinglong (born 12 March 1994) is a Chinese male track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. He has a personal best of 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) and is the 2015 Asian champion for the event.

Gao Xinglong
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Games
2014 IncehonLong jump
Asian Athletics Championships
2015 WuhanLong jump

Born in Heilongjiang,[1] Gao began to establish himself at elite level with a jump of 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) indoors in Nanjing in March 2013.[2] Outdoors, he won at the inaugural Friendship Meeting international between China, Japan and Korea.[3]

He began 2014 as he had the previous year, setting a personal best indoors in Nanjing with a jump of 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in).[4] He improved further outdoors, clearing 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) at a national level meeting in Jinhua – a mark which ranked him in the top 15 globally for the season and Asia's second best man after compatriot Li Jinzhe.[5] In his first major competition he won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games, beaten by Li and Korean Kim Deok-hyeon. He ended the season with his first national title win at the Chinese Athletics Championships.[6]

Gao continued to improve into the 2015 season. He had a best mark of 8.12 m (26 ft 7 1⁄2 in) at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, beaten only by Britain's Olympic champion Greg Rutherford.[7] His first continental title followed at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, where he jumped under eight metres but still saw off all competition on home turf in Wuhan.[8]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 7.86 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 7.96 m
World Championships Beijing, China 4th 8.14 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – NM
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 9th 7.74 m

References
  1. Gao Xinglong Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  2. Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-07). Dong Bin leads the way as indoor records tumble in Nanjing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  3. Mulkeen, Jon (2014-07-06). Xie and Gao lead China to victory at Friendship Meeting in Jinhua. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  4. Xinglong Gao. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  5. Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  6. Jalava, Mirko (2014-10-12). Xie breaks Chinese 200m record at National Championships as domestic season closes. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  7. Gao Xinglong. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
  8. Poovamma, Joseph win silver medals at Asian Athletics Championships. Times of India (2015-06-04). Retrieved on 2015-06-04.
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