A decathlete in 2012 Wang Jianan realised he was an exceptional long jumper and
decided just to specialise in that event. In 2014 he won the World Junior Championship
in Oregon (8.08m) and in 2015 was one of China's long jumpers at the World
Championships in the Chinese capital, Beijing. He lead the home trio of jumpers,
all of whom cleared 8 metres, Wang winning the bronze medal with his second jump.
2015 World Athletics Championships. Beijing.
Final men's long jump.
1.
|
Greg |
RUTHERFORD |
GBR |
8.41 |
SB |
2.
|
Fabrice |
LAPIERRE |
AUS |
8.24 |
SB |
| 3. |
Wang |
JIANAN |
CHN |
8.18 |
|
| 4. |
Gao |
XINGLONG |
CHN |
8.14 |
SB |
| 5. |
Li |
JINZE |
CHN |
8.10 |
|
| 6. |
Aleksandr |
MENKOV |
RUS |
8.10 |
|
| 7. |
Kafétien |
GOMIS |
FRA |
8.02 |
|
| 8. |
Sergey |
POLYANSKIY |
RUS |
7.97 |
|
The following year in Brazil Wang jumped almost the same distance but had to
settle for 5th place at the Rio Olympic Games.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Men's long jump final result.
| 1. |
Jeff Henderson |
United States |
8.38
|
SB |
| 2. |
Luvo Manyonga |
South Africa |
8.37 |
PB |
| 3. |
Greg Rutherford |
Great Britain
|
8.29
|
|
| 4. |
Jarrion Lawson |
United States |
8.25
|
|
| 5. |
Wang Jianan |
China
|
8.17
|
|
| 6. |
Emiliano Lasa |
Uruguay
|
8.10
|
|
| 7. |
Henry Frayne
|
Australia
|
8.06
|
|
| 8. |
Kafétien Gomis
|
France
|
8.05
|
|