Su Bingtian

Su Bingtian
Personal information
Born (1989-08-29) 29 August 1989
Guzhen, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country China
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 4×100 m relay
Coached byRandy Huntington
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Su Bingtian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSū Bǐngtiān
Bopomofoㄙㄨ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhSu Biingtian
Wade–GilesSu1 Ping3-tʻien1
Tongyong PinyinSu Bǐng-tian
Yale RomanizationSū Bǐngtyān
MPS2Sū Bǐng-tiān
IPA[sú pìŋ.tʰjɛ́n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSōu Bíngtīm
Jyutpingsou1 bing2 tim1
Canton RomanizationSou1 Bing2tim1
Hong Kong RomanisationSou Ping Tim
IPA[sɔw˥ pɪŋ˧˥ tʰim˥]

Su Bingtian (Chinese: 苏炳添; pinyin: Sū Bǐngtiān; born 29 August 1989) is a professional Chinese track and field athlete specializing in the 100 metres event. He was the first-ever Asian-born sprinter to break the 10-second barrier and remains the only Asian sprinter to ever break 9.9. Su's personal best of 9.83 seconds makes him the all-time 10th-fastest man in the history of 100 metres at the Olympics, the all-time 19th-fastest man in the history of the 100m event, and the current holder of the 100 m Asian record. Su's personal best in the 60 metres of 6.42 seconds placed him within the all-time top six in the event.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Su made history by becoming the first sprinter of non-African descent to reach the Olympic 100 m final since 1980. In the semi-final, as well as setting his 100 m personal best (9.83), Su also ran the fastest 30 m and 60 m ever recorded under any conditions (3.73 and 6.29 seconds). Su was a silver medalist at the World Indoor Championships in 2018, the gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Games 100 m, a silver medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the World Relays in 2015, and a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.