Jiayu Yang
- Born
- Feb 18, 1996 (30 years old)
- Events
- 20 km race walk · 10 Kilometres Road
Jiayu Yang is a China long-distance runner, born on February 18, 1996. She competes primarily in the 5000m, 20kmW and 10Kilometr.
Her personal bests include 23:07.85 in the 5000m, 1:23:49 in the 20kmW, 41:25 in the 10Kilometr, 22:22.47 in the 5000m-short-track and 45:59.81 in the 10,000Metr. She has earned 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing China.
As of Nov 12, 2026: 20 km race walk 1:23:49, 10 Kilometres Road 41:25, 2025 season best 1:27:16 (Sep 20, 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN)) · Last competition: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo, Sep 20, 2025, 1:27:16 · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 gold · World record (20 km race walk) · 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20kmW | 1:27:16 | – | Sep 20, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2025 | MarathonRa | 3:04:13 | – | Mar 2, 2025 | Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix, Taicang |
| 2024 | 20kmW | 1:25:54 | – | Aug 1, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2024 | MarathonRa | 2:59:09 | – | Jan 21, 2024 | Modugno Walk Race, Modugno |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 43:20 | – | Apr 30, 2023 | II Gran Premio Internacional Finetwork Madrid Marcha |
| 2023 | 20kmW | 1:26:41 | – | Mar 5, 2023 | National Race Walking Grand Prix 1 (WCH & Asian Games Trial) |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 42:58 | – | Apr 17, 2022 | Hangzhou (CHN) |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:27:14 | – | Jan 22, 2022 | Nanjing (CHN) |