JZ
Jianhua Zhu
CHNMenBirth dateMay 29, 1963
BirthplaceShanghai, People's Republic of China
Height1.93 m
Weight70 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.
PB
Personal bests
2.39
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 2 | 2 |