Zhang Wenxiu

Zhang Wenxiu (Chinese张文秀, Pinyin Zhang Wenxiu, born March 22, 1986 in Liaoning ) is a Chinese hammer thrower.

At the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001, she was tenth in the 2004 Olympics in Athens Seventh, at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki she was on the 5th Place. She won gold medals at the Asian Cup in 2005 and the Asian Games in 2006. During the World Cup in Athens in 2006 they reached fourth place.

They celebrated their biggest success in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. With a width of 74.39 meters, she won the bronze medal behind the German Betty Heidler and the Cuban Yipsi Moreno. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won with 74.32 meters, also ranked third, behind gold medal winner Aksana Mjankowa from Belarus and Moreno.

At the World Athletics Championships in 2011, she threw 75.03 meters and won the bronze medal. In London, she won at the 2012 Olympics 4th place Originally, the Chinese ended the competition on the bronze rank. However, since a litter of German Betty Heidler was measured too short, she fell back subsequently on the sheet rank.

Zhang's personal best is 76.99 meters.

Zhang Wenxiu has a competition weight of 87 kg at a height of 1,81 m.