Jianhua Zhu
- Born
- May 29, 1963 (63 years old)
- Birthplace
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Events
- High Jump
- Height
- 1.93 m
- Weight
- 70 kg
Zhu Jianhua (simplified Chinese: 朱建华; traditional Chinese: 朱建華; pinyin: Zhū Jiànhuá; born 29 May 1963) is a retired Chinese high jumper.
His personal best of 2.39 metres is a former world record for the event, and is still the Chinese record.
In Helsinki 1983, Zhu became China's first man to win a medal in the IAAF World Championships. In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he became the first male from the People's Republic of China to win an athletics medal in the history of the Olympic Games (Yang Chuan-kwang won a silver medal representing the Republic of China in the 1960 Rome Olympics). He is a two-time gold medallist at both the Asian Games and the Asian Athletics Championships.
As of Nov 13, 2026: High Jump 2.39 (#15 all-time), 1988 season best 2.28 (May 7, 1988, Shanghai (CHN)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (High Jump) · 63 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | HJ | 2.28 | – | May 7, 1988 | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 1987 | HJ | 2.27 | – | Jul 19, 1987 | – |
| 1987 | HJ Indoor | 2.28 | – | Mar 7, 1987 | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN (i) |
| 1986 | HJ | 2.31 | – | Oct 4, 1986 | Seoul (KOR) |
| 1985 | HJ | 2.35 | – | Mar 23, 1985 | Guangzhou (CHN) |
| 1984 | HJ | 2.39 | – | Jun 10, 1984 | Eberstadt (GER) |
| 1983 | HJ | 2.38 | – | Sep 22, 1983 | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 1982 | HJ | 2.33 | – | Dec 1, 1982 | New Delhi (IND) |