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Born | Wuhai, China | 18 February 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 20 km Race Walk | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yang Jiayu ( Chinese: 杨家玉; born 18 February 1996) [1] is a female Chinese race walker who specialises in the 10 kilometres and 20 kilometres race walk. She was the gold medallist over 20 km at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. [2]
In May 2014 she participated in the 2014 World Cup, placing second in the Women's 10 km (Junior) event in 43:37, behind Duan Dandan.
On August 13, 2017 she became champion in the 20 km race at the 2017 World Championships with a personal best of 1:26:18, ahead of Mexican María Guadalupe González (1:26:19, season's best) and Italian Antonella Palmisano (1:26:36, personal best.) Her compatriot, Lü Xiuzhi, was dramatically disqualified just about 20 meters away from winning the bronze medal. [3]
In 2019, she competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [4] She was disqualified after a fourth red card. [4]
In 2021, she set a new world record in the women's 20km race walk with a time of 1:23:49 at the Chinese Race Walking Championships in Huangshan. [5]