Xie Zhenye
Xie at the 2017 Meeting Madrid. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1993 Keqiao District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay |
| Coached by | Rana Reider |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60 m: 6.52 (Birmingham 2018) 100 m: 9.97 (Montreuil 2018) 200 m: 19.88 AR NR (London 2019) |
Medal record | |
Xie Zhenye (Chinese: 谢震业; pinyin: Xiè Zhènyè, born August 17, 1993) is a Chinese sprinter. He is the current Asian record holder of the 200 metres with a time of 19.88 seconds. In 2018, Xie ran a personal best of 9.97 seconds in the 100 metres, making him the second Chinese sprinter to record a time below the 10-second barrier, after his compatriot Su Bingtian. Xie represented China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics where he became the first Chinese athlete to have ever qualified for a semi-final of men's 200 metres at any Summer Olympic Games. In 2023, in the absence of his injured compatriot Su Bingtian, Xie became the 2022 Asian Games champion in the 100 metres event, with a time of 9.97 seconds.