Zhang Mingkun

Zhang Mingkum

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump 8.13m (Tokyo, 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  China Asian Championships 2023 Bangkok Long jump Asian Indoor Championships 2024 Tehran Long jump 2023 Astana Long jump

Zhang Mingkun (born 20 October 2000) is a Chinese long jumper. In 2024, he won the Asian Indoor Championships.[1]

Career

He was an Asian Indoor Championships Bronze medallist in Kazakhstan in February 2023 with a jump of 7.92m.[2] He was an Asian Championships bronze medallist in the long jump in Bangkok in July 2023, with a personal best distance of 8.08 metres.[3][4] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[5]

He was the Asian Indoor champion in Tehran in 2024.[6] He jumped a lifetime best of 8.13m in the final round of the men’s long jump to win the World Continental Tour Gold event in Tokyo on 19 May 2024.[7][8] He competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he placed seventh overall with a jump of 8.07 metres.[9]

References

1. Mingkun. "Zhang". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. "Taiwan win gold, silver in Astana". Taipei Times. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
3. "China wins men's discus gold at Asian Athletics Championships". Chinadailyhk.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
4. "25th Asian Athletics Championships: The enchanting Long Jump contest lit up the fourth day evening". Asian Athletics. July 16, 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
5. Russell, Brian (September 2023). "World Champs Men's Long Jump — Tentóglou Completes His Set". Track and Field News. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
6. "Asian indoors Day-1: Toor and Yefremov successfully defends their title". Asian Athletics. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
7. "Davies smashes 5000m meeting record in Tokyo". World Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
8. "Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
9. "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.