Zhong Huandi

Huandi Zhong (Chinese钟 焕 娣/钟 焕 娣, Pinyin Zhong huandi; born June 28, 1967 in Yunnan Province) is a former Chinese long-distance runner.

1987 Zhong was second in the Chinese marathon championship and won at the Universiade in Zagreb the silver medal in the 10,000 m. The following year she finished the marathon in the Olympic Games in Seoul in a time of 2:36:02 h to 30th place. In 1989 she was in New Delhi Asia champion in 3000 -meter run. This track two years later, she defended successfully in Kuala Lumpur.

The final international breakthrough Zhong at the Asian Games in 1990 in Beijing, where she won the title over 3,000 m and 10,000 m. The following year she won at the World Athletics Championships 1991 in Tokyo with a time of 31:35,08 min after the British Liz McColgan silver medal in the 10,000 m. About the same distance she was at the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 Fourth.

It was despite a personal best of 2:25:36 h only five of the Chinese Marathon Championship in 1993. In the East Asian Games in Shanghai, they won the title in the 10,000 -meter run. A few months later, she won at the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart over the same distance in 31:12,55 min the silver medal behind her compatriot Wang Junxia. The world champion set a short time later in Beijing with a time of 29:31,78 min an outstanding world record in the 10,000 -meter run on. Although the race in second place Zhong had nearly 42 seconds behind, she remained with 30:13,37 under the old record of Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen min still 0.37 seconds.

Zhong's last great international success was the victory in the marathon at the Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994.

In 1989 she was Chinese champion in 5000 m, 1990 m and 3000 1989-1992 four times the 10,000 m. In 1994 she was than the JAAF registered athlete Japanese champion in the 10,000 m.

Zhong is 1,55 m tall and weighed about 42 kg competition times. Unlike many other successful Chinese runners of her era, she was not among the proteges of the controversial coach Ma Junren.

Personal best

  • 3000 m: 8:41,67 min, September 13, 1993, Beijing
  • 5000 m: 15:05,69 min, September 8, 1993 Beijing (intermediate )
  • 10,000 m: 30:13,37 min, September 8, 1993, Beijing
  • Half Marathon: 1:11:16 h, January 6, 1995, Miyazaki
  • Marathon: 2:25:36 h, April 4, 1993, Tianjin
Long-distance running 3000 metres 1990 Asian Games 1991 World Championships in Athletics 1993 World Championships in Athletics 1994 Asian Games 5000 metres
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