- Chen Rong (athlete)
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Chen Rong (born 18 May 1988 in Hebei) is a female Chinese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Her first major victory in the marathon came in 2007, when she won at the Beijing International Marathon, setting a personal best time of 2:27:05.[1] She won the Xiamen International Marathon in 2009 with a time of 2:29:52. Chen took her first win at the Dalian Marathon in 2010, completing the distance in 2:30:09.[2] She was the runner-up at the Beijing Marathon later that year, making it a Chinese 1–2 with race winner Wang Jiali.[3]
Personal bests
- 1500 metres - 4:25.45 min (2005)
- 3000 metres - 9:20.19 min (2005)
- 5000 metres - 15:38.66 min (2007)
- 10,000 metres - 31:41.60 min (2008)
- Half marathon - 1:12:56 hrs (2007)
- Marathon - 2:27:05 hrs (2007)
References
- ^ Beijing International Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2009-10-20). Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
- ^ Dalian Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2010-04-23). Retrieved on 2010-10-24.
- ^ Butcher, Pat (2010-10-24). Ethiopian Siraj takes victory in rain soaked Beijing. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-23.
External links
- IAAF profile for Chen Rong
- Team China 2008
Xiamen Women's Marathon Winners 2003 – 2005: Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) • 2006: Sun Weiwei (CHN) • 2007: Zhu Xiaolin (CHN) • 2008: Zhang Yingying (CHN) • 2009: Chen Rong (CHN) • 2010: Atsede Baysa (ETH)
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