Wang Yan (; born 3 May 1971, in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also won the 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 East Asian Games.
She was the world record holder for the 20 km walk from 2001 to 2005. She held the Asian record for the women's 20 km walk with her best of 1:26:22 hours from 2001 to 2012, until it was beaten by Liu Hong.Jalava, Mirko (2012-03-30). Asian records fall in Taicang Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-03.
Achievements Representing 1986World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 1st5000 m22:03.651993World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 1st10 km45:10World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany—10 kmDSQ1995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China14th10 km44:251996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd10 km42:191997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th10,000 m46:21.691999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 2nd20 km1:30:522001East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 3rd20 km1:35:36
See also China at the World Championships in Athletics
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