Si Tianfeng
 Si (to the left in the photo) in Moscow 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | June 17, 1984 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 China | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 50km Race Walk | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Si Tianfeng (Chinese: 司天峰, Sī Tiānfēng, born 17 June 1984) is a Chinese race walker. He represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing 17th.[1] He also competed in the 50 km walk at the 2009 Chinese National Games and won the bronze medal. Si set a Games record to take the gold medal in the 50 km walk at the 2010 Asian Games.[2] He was fourth at the World Race Walking Cup that year.[3]
He won the Taicang meet on the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in April 2011, but could only come fourth at the World Championships that year.[3][4]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's 50 km race walk, in a personal best of 3:37:16.[1][3] In May 2012, he also won bronze at the World Racing Cup in Saransk.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | La Coruña, Spain | 20th | 50 km | 3:57:54 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 17th | 50 km | 3:52:58 |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | 4th | 50 km | 3:55:06 |
| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 50 km | 3:47:04 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 50 km | 3:44:40 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 3rd | 50 km | 3:43:05 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 50 km | 3:37:16 | |
See also
References
- Si Tianfeng profile at IAAF
- 1 2 "Si Tianfeng Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ Ogunode and Fukushima complete doubles in Guangzhou - Asian Games, Day 5. IAAF (2010-11-26). Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
- 1 2 3 4 "IAAF: Athlete profile for Tianfeng Si". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ Wu, Junkuan (2011-04-24). China eyes race walking gold in Daegu worlds. Xinhua. Retrieved on 2011-04-24.
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