Pengpai News reporter Ma Zuoyu
At the Tokyo Olympics a year ago, Zhu Yaming created the best results in the history of the Olympics for China triple jump . Now, at Eugene's Hayward Stadium, Zhu Yaming once again brought surprises to China's triple jump.
On July 24, Beijing time, in the men's triple jump final, Zhu Yaming jumped 17.31 meters and finally won a bronze medal. This is the third bronze medal of the Chinese track and field army at this World Championships, and it is also the first medal in the history of the World Championships in China's triple jump, achieving a historical breakthrough in the event of the World Championships.
Zhu Yaming made history again.
won the silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics, creating the best results of Chinese athletes in the Olympics in this event. By the time they won a bronze medal at the Eugene World Championships, the 28-year-old Zhu Yaming has been bringing surprises for China's triple jump and keeping China's triple jump level at the world's No. 1 group.
This season, Zhu Yaming and his teammates have been training overseas with foreign coaching teams. Zhu Yaming has thus gained more opportunities for actual competitions to test his training results, and at the same time actively adjusting his status.
According to reports, Zhu Yaming has participated in many competitions since May this year. In his season debut, Zhu Yaming performed poorly, only jumped 16.80 meters and won the third place in that event. But at the 2022 World Athletics Federation Intercontinental Tour Greece Calitiya Station, Zhu Yaming adjusted his condition and won the championship of that event with a score of 17.22 meters. It is worth mentioning that the 17.22-meter score was the third best result of the men's triple jump this season.
With that jump result, Zhu Yaming also became a strong contender for the men's three-level jump medal at the Eugene World Championships.
This time in Eugene, the Chinese team in the men's triple jump event originally had Zhu Yaming, Fang Yaoqing, , and Wu Ruiting 3 players shortlisted, but only Zhu Yaming appeared in the preliminaries. In the preliminary round, Zhu Yaming, who played in the first group, was in good condition. He jumped out of 17.08 meters in the first jump, surpassing the final passing line of 17.05 meters, and easily entered the final.
In the finals, the new Olympic champion Pichado jumped out of the best season result of 17.95 meters in the first jump, holding the gold medal firmly in his own hands. Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Zango also jumped 17.55 meters in the first jump, chasing Pichado.
Zhu Yaming, who created history for Chinese track and field at the Tokyo Olympics, performed poorly in the first jump and only jumped 17 meters. However, in the second jump, Zhu Yaming quickly moved his form, jumped out of 17.31 meters, and firmly ranked third.
enters the last three jumps. With basically no suspense in the ownership of the gold medal, Zhu Yaming and Zango began to compete for the silver medal. In the fourth jump, Zhu Yaming once improved his score to around 17.40 meters, but unfortunately, he was sentenced to a foul for a stomp and his score was invalid.
reached the last jump. Before setting off, Zhu Yaming had already confirmed that he could win the medal. In the last jump trying to win the silver medal, he did not perform at his best and frozen the best result of this final at 17.31 meters.
This time Zhu Yaming was able to stand on the podium of the Eugene World Championships, which was not only a breakthrough in his own performance, but also a breakthrough in China's triple jump in the World Championships. Compared with the Olympics, the Chinese men's triple-leap long jump was not eye-catching in the World Championships before. He only entered the top 8 of the World Championships at one time. His best result was the 6th place won by the legendary Li Yanxi in the 2009 World Championships.
The national record is also maintained by Lee Yeon-hee. He jumped 17 meters 59 in the 2009 National Games, breaking the national record that has been covered by 28 years.
Now, Zhu Yaming has rewritten the best result of China's triple jump in the World Championships. His good condition in these seasons and his breakthroughs again and again have also given the possibility of China's triple jump in the Paris Olympic cycle to continue to compete for medals.
Editor in charge: Pu Yaolei
