Sun Yingjie

Sun Yingjie (Chinese孙英杰/孙英杰, Pinyin Sun Yingjie, born January 19, 1979 in the province of Liaoning ) is a Chinese long-distance runner.

As early as 1998 it was in Tianjin Chinese - Marathon champion in 2:25:45 h 2002, she then won the Beijing Marathon in 2:21:21 h, at which they had become almost second in 2000.

Both in 5000 - as in the 10,000 - meter race she won at the Asian Games 2002 in Busan gold.

At the World Athletics Championships 2003 in Paris / Saint- Denis was the 10,000 m in her personal best time of 30:07,20 min third behind the Ethiopians Berhane Adere and Werknesh Kidane, after they had long taken care of pace and only in the last round had been overtaken. In the 5000 - meter race she finished ninth. About both distances, it was shortly thereafter in Manila Asia champion, and the Beijing marathon, she won with the former Asian record of 2:19:39 h

In the Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, although it was only about 5000 meters Eighth and Sixth over 10000 meters, but they won in the fall of the title at the World Half Marathon Championships in New Delhi and again won the Beijing Marathon.

At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005 it was about 5000 meters Eleventh and Seventh over 10,000 meters. Two days after winning the marathon in Beijing with a time of 2:21:01 hours for the fourth time in a row, she stepped on to the Chinese championships over 10,000 meters and has been tested positive after their second place on androsterone.

She accused a fellow athletes to have given her the substance in a drink, and won a civil case against him. However, the Chinese Athletics Association took the position that an athlete is responsible for what he takes to himself, and imposed a two -year ban.

Sun has a contest weight of 52 kg at a height of 1.64 m.