Xiaolin Zhu

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Born
Feb 20, 1984 (42 years old)
Birthplace
Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, People's Republic of China
Events
Marathon · 10 000 m

Zhu Xiaolin (born 20 February 1984) is a female Chinese long-distance runner, who specialises in marathons. She has won the Xiamen International Marathon and was third at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. She represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was fourth in the women's marathon. Zhu has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics, where she finished in the top five in the marathon in both 2007 and 2009. Her personal best over the distance is 2 hours and 23:57 minutes.

In 2005, she was sixth at the Beijing Marathon and travelled to Nanjing to take part in the 10th Chinese National Games soon after. She finished as runner-up in the women's 5000 metres behind Xing Huina, making a 36-second improvement to her personal best to secure the silver medal. Early in the following year she competed at the 2006 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and she managed a championship record of 9:25.60 to win the gold medal over 3000 metres. She won at the Yangzhou Half Marathon in April 2007. Zhu finished fourth at the 2007 World Championships marathon.

In the following year she achieved the same result, finishing fourth in the 2008 Olympics Marathon. In 2009 Zhu Xiaolin took part in the 2009 World Championships Marathon, resulting in a fifth place in 2:26:08 this time. She entered the 2010 Stramilano Half Marathon and took second place behind Jane Kiptoo but set a personal best time of 1:10:07. She took part in the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon shortly afterwards and finished in third place in 2:29:42. She won the Amatrice-Configno road race in August, beating compatriot Jia Chaofeng.

Personal best · Marathon2:23:57
2025 season best2:38:12Mar 30, 2025 · Shijiazhuang
Personal best · 10 000 m31:53.96
Last competitionBeijing Marathon, BeijingNov 2, 2025 · 2:42:13

As of Oct 31, 2026: Marathon 2:23:57 (#380 all-time), 10 000 m 31:53.96 (#617 all-time), 2025 season best 2:38:12 (Mar 30, 2025, Shijiazhuang (CHN)) · Last competition: Beijing Marathon, Beijing, Nov 2, 2025, 2:42:13 · 42 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
800mBirmingham 20062:18.51855 pts–
1500mNanjing 20054:12.731,106 pts–
3000mIndoorShanghai 20029:04.641,112 pts–
5000mNanjing 200515:22.351,121 pts#918
10000mBeijing 200831:53.961,145 pts#617
SemiMilano 20101:10:071,128 pts#870

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
2025Marathon 2:38:12–Mar 30, 2025Shijiazhuang Marathon
2024Semi 1:19:47–Sep 16, 2024Shenyang Half Marathon
2024Marathon 2:43:17–May 26, 2024Yingkou - Bayuquan Marathon
2023Marathon 2:41:42–Nov 26, 2023Sleemon Shaoxing Marathon
2022Marathon 2:49:32–Nov 20, 2022FAW Audi 2022 Hangzhou Marathon
2020Marathon 2:44:28–Nov 22, 2020Hangzhou Marathon
2019Marathon 2:56:32–Mar 24, 2019Beverly Wuxi Marathon
20135000m 16:31.12–Sep 7, 2013Shenyang (CHN)
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Xiaolin Zhu's Marathon personal best is 2:23:57, set on Oct 13, 2002 in Beijing (CHN), #380 on the all-time list.

Xiaolin Zhu competes in the Marathon and 10 000 m.

2025 season best: 2:38:12, set on Mar 30, 2025 in Shijiazhuang (CHN). Last competition: Beijing Marathon, Beijing on Nov 2, 2025, 2:42:13.