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| Native name | 张溟鲲 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 2000 Zhuzhou, Hunan, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump 8.13m (Tokyo, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhang Mingkun (born 20 October 2000) is a Chinese long jumper. In 2024, he won the Asian Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]He was an Asian Indoor Championships Bronze medallist in Kazakhstan in February 2023 with a jump of 7.92m.[2] He was an Asian Championships bronze medallist in the long jump in Bangkok in July 2023, with a personal best distance of 8.08 metres.[3][4] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[5]
He was the Asian Indoor champion in Tehran in 2024.[6] He jumped a lifetime best of 8.13m in the final round of the men’s long jump to win the World Continental Tour Gold event in Tokyo on 19 May 2024.[7][8] He competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he placed seventh overall with a jump of 8.07 metres.[9]
In his first event since the Olympic final, he defeated Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou with a jump of 8.04 metres in Liévin on 13 February 2025.[10][11] He won the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, with a best jump of 8.15 metres in April 2025.[12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mingkun Zhang - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Taiwan win gold, silver in Astana". Taipei Times. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "China wins men's discus gold at Asian Athletics Championships". Chinadailyhk.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "25th Asian Athletics Championships: The enchanting Long Jump contest lit up the fourth day evening". Asian Athletics. July 16, 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Russell, Brian (September 2023). "World Champs Men's Long Jump — Tentóglou Completes His Set". Track and Field News. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Asian indoors Day-1: Toor and Yefremov successfully defends their title". Asian Athletics. 18 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Davies smashes 5000m meeting record in Tokyo". World Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Ingebrigtsen smashes world indoor 1500m and mile records in Lievin". World Athletics. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "10 new stars who could shine at the World Indoor Championships Nanjing 25". World Athletics. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Highlights of 2025 Wanda Diamond League Xiamen Meeting". news.cn. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Men's long jump: Zhang Mingkun won the championship with 8.18 meters, Shu Heng won the fourth place with 8.08 meters". ppsports.com (in Chinese). April 26, 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
