Xie Zhenye (, born August 17, 1993) is a Chinese sprinter. He is the current Asian record holder of the 200 metres with a time of 19.88 seconds. In 2018, Xie ran a personal best of 9.97 seconds in the 100 metres, making him the second Chinese sprinter to record a time below the 10-second barrier, after his compatriot Su Bingtian. Xie represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics where he became the first Chinese athlete to have ever qualified for a semi-final of men's 200 metres at any Summer Olympic Games. In 2023, in the absence of his injured compatriot Su Bingtian, Xie became the 2022 Asian Games champion in the 100 metres event, with a time of 9.97 seconds.
Career Early career Xie won the 200 metres gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2011 he set a new 100 metres personal best of 10.36 seconds and a 200 m best of 20.79 seconds.. IAAF . Retrieved on 2013-03-17. He won the 200 m title at the Chinese City Games that year.Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-25). Asian junior men's Shot Put record in Nanchang as Chinese City Games Conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
Xie took 100 metres silver and 200 metres gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.Asian Junior Championships 2012 . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. He was also a finalist in both events at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.World Junior Championships 2012 . WJAH. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. He was China's representative in the 200 m at the 2012 London Olympics but did not progress beyond the heats.Men's 200m . London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. He equalled the Chinese record for that event with a run of 20.54 seconds and closed his year with a win at the Chinese Athletics Championships.Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-26). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. In his opening meeting of 2013 he ran a 60 metres best of 6.66 seconds and broke the Chinese indoor record in the 200 m, running 20.93 seconds.
2022 Asian Games In 2023, stepping up in the absence of fellow injured compatriot Su Bingtian, Xie competed in the 100 metres event in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, and won the gold with a time of 9.97 seconds, and edging out Thai Puripol Boonson who took the silver, with a time of 10.02 second.
Personal life Xie was signed by Adidas as a brand ambassador in 2018. He is currently studying a master's degree at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.
Statistics Information from IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.
Personal bests Event Time (s) Wind (m/s) Competition Venue Date Notes 60 m 6.52 n/a World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 3 March 2018 100 m 9.97 +0.9 Meeting de Montreuil Montreuil, France 19 June 2018 Former 9.91 +4.1 Pure Athletics Spring Invitational Clermont, Florida, U.S. 14 April 2017 Wind-assisted 200 m 19.88 +0.9 London Grand Prix London, United Kingdom 21 July 2019 , 4 × 100 m relay 37.79 n/a Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6 August 2021
Sub-10 seconds 100 metres record Time (s) Wind (m/s) Competition Venue Date Notes 9.91 +4.1 Pure Athletics Spring Invitational Clermont, Florida, U.S. 15 April 2017 Wind-assisted 9.93 +4.4 Meeting Madrid Madrid, Spain 14 July 2017 Wind-assisted 9.97 +0.9 Meeting de Montreuil Montreuil, France 19 June 2018 ,
Circuit wins 200 metres IAAF Diamond League London: 2019
4 × 100 metres relay IAAF Diamond League Shanghai: 2016 Monaco: 2017
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