Xiujuan Ren
CHNWomenRen Xiujuan (Chinese: 任秀娟; pinyin: Rén Xiùjuān; born September 14, 1974, in Dalian, Liaoning) is a female Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. She represented her country twice in the Olympic marathon, having her best placing of ninth in 1996.
She also ranked fifth in the 10,000 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics. She won a global title at the 1996 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, becoming the first Asian person to win that event.
She won the 1995 Beijing Marathon in a time of 2:30:00 and repeated that feat in 1996, improving to 2:27:13 hours. Her final race in Beijing came in 2001, when she placed third in 2:24:22 hours – a personal best.
As of Sep 19, 2026: 10 000 m 31:13.21 (#236 all-time), Marathon 2:24:22 (#419 all-time), 2024 season best 36:30 (Dec 15, 2024, Yangzhou (CHN)) · Last competition: Chinese Athletics Association 10Km Elite Series Yangzhou, Dec 15, 2024, 36:30 · 52 years old