Yiu Kit Ching

Christy Yiu Kit-Ching (born 20 February 1988) is a Hong Kong long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China and the 2016 Olympic Games.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yiu.

Christy Yiu Kit-Ching
Personal information
Born (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988
Hong Kong
Sport
Country Hong Kong
SportTrack and field
Event(s)long-distance running
Updated on 16 August 2016.

Career

Yiu finished 39th in the women’s marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, setting a new personal best and national record with a time of two hours 36 minutes and 11 seconds.[2]

Personal bests
  • 5000 metres – 16:01.88 min, 07 May 2016, Nobeoka (JPN)
  • 10,000 metres – 33:45.00 min, 16 July 2015, Abashiri (JPN)
  • Half marathon – 1:12:57 hrs, 15 November 2015, Ageo (JPN)
  • Marathon – 2:34:07 hrs, 07 July 2019, Gold Coast (AUS)

See also

References
  1. "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. Porteous, James (15 August 2016). "Hot stuff: Christy Yiu Kit-ching beats the heat to run a PB but falls just short of Hong Kong's marathon record". South China Morning Post.


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