Jianan Wang
ChinaActive- Born
- Aug 27, 1996 (30 years old)
- Birthplace
- Shenyang, People's Republic of China
- Events
- Long Jump
- Height
- 1.85 m
- Weight
- 72 kg
Wang Jianan is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. He competed in a heptathlon and a decathlon in 2012 but showed his aptitude for the long jump by winning at the Chinese Athletics Championships.
One month after turning sixteen, he jumped a personal best of 8.04 m to claim the national title. He quickly rose to the top of the regional scene with a gold medal win at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.
In 2018, Wang won the gold medal in long jump at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. On 16 June 2018, he tied the national record in Guiyang with a personal best of 8.47 m. In 2022, he became World Champion in the long jump.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Long Jump 8.47 (#37 all-time), 2026 season best 6.48 (Jul 30, 2026) · Last competition: Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps Meeting, Jul 30, 2026, 6.48 · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze · 30 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LJ | 6.48 | +0.4 | Jul 30, 2026 | Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps Meeting |
| 2024 | LJ | 8.12 | +0.5 | Aug 4, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2023 | LJ | 8.34 | +1.1 | Aug 23, 2023 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
| 2022 | LJ | 8.36 | +0.5 | Jul 16, 2022 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2021 | LJ | 8.26 | +0.6 | Sep 22, 2021 | 14th National Games |
| 2020 | LJ | 8.36 | +0.3 | Sep 15, 2020 | Chinese Championships |
| 2019 | LJ | 8.20 | +0.0 | Sep 28, 2019 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
| 2018 | LJ | 8.47 | +0.7 | Jun 16, 2018 | Guiyang (CHN) |