Wang Junxia

Wang Junxia

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1973-01-19) 19 January 1973 (age 51)[1] Jiaohe, Jilin City, China[2]
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10000 metres, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 metres: 3:51.92[1] 3000 metres: 8:06.11 WR[1] 5000 metres: 14:51.87[1] 10000 metres: 29:31.78[1] Marathon: 2:24:07[1]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  China Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 5000 m 1996 Atlanta 10,000 m World Championships 1993 Stuttgart 10,000 m Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 10,000 m Asian Championships 1993 Manila 10,000 m 1995 Jakarta 5000 m 1995 Jakarta 10,000 m World Junior Championships 1992 Seoul 10,000 m

Wang Junxia (simplified Chinese: 王军霞; traditional Chinese: 王軍霞; pinyin: Wáng Jūnxiá; born 19 January 1973) is a Chinese former long-distance runner who is the current world record holder at 3,000 meters. She also held the world record for the 10,000 meters for 23 years, between 1993 and 2016, which is a record in itself. Her best years were from 1991 to 1996. Wang was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.