Yan Wei (born 4 October 1973) is a retired

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middle distance runner who specialized in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

. She finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships, won the 1993 Asian Championships and took the silver at the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games (), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games () or simply Hiroshima 1994 (), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first Asian Games in history to be hosted in a non-capital city. Th ...

. Her personal best time was 3:58.74 minutes, achieved in October 1997 in

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* 1973 births Living people Chinese female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners Chinese Athletics Championships winners Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub