Sun Huanhuan

Sun at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Sun Huanhuan (Chinese: 孙欢欢; born 15 March 1990) is a Chinese female racewalking athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk event.[1] She was fourth at the World Championships in Athletics in 2013.

She first began competing in 2007 but it was not until 2013 that she received her first international call-up. A member of the People's Army, she entered her first international event at the Taicang leg of the 2013 IAAF Race Walking Challenge. She surprised by winning the competition, beating Olympic medallist Qieyang Shenjie among others.[2] Two months later she competed at the 2013 Chinese National Games, but could only managed fifth in a quick contest (Lü Xiuzhi was the winner).[3]

At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics she placed fourth behind compatriot Liu Hong. The winner, Russia's Elena Lashmanova was disqualified for doping the following year, but her medal stood.[4] Sun was part of China's silver medal-winning team at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, taking 20th individually.[5] She missed national selection in 2015 and 2016, with her most notable result in the period being third in Taicang on the 2015 IAAF Race Walking Challenge.[6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 4th 20 km walk 1:28:32
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 20th 20 km walk 1:29:20
2nd Team 22 pts

References

  1. ↑ Sun Huanhuan. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  2. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2013-03-01). Li and Sun upset the favourites in Taicang. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  3. ↑ Jalava, Mirko (2013-05-12). Wang, Wu and Lu the winners at China's National Games walks. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  4. ↑ Landells, Steve (2013-08-13). Report: Women's 20km Race Walk – Moscow 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  5. ↑ Huanhuan Sun. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.
  6. ↑ Chen and Duan continue China's race walking dominance in Taicang. IAAF (2015-05-01). Retrieved on 2016-07-31.

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