Zhu Yaming (; born 4 May 1994) is a Chinese male

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er. He is the 2017 Asian champion in the event. Zhu began competing nationally in triple jump in 2015 and reached elite level in the 2017 outdoor season. He jumped to win the national title at the

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, then set a new best of to defeat Olympic medallist Dong Bin and Asian Games champion

Cao Shuo Cao Shuo (born October 8, 1991) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He was born in Hebei.* His personal bests were both set in 2012, outdoors, his personal best is 17.35 m, while his indoor personal best is 1 ...

at the

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. The standard of competition was lower at the

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, which he won a gold medal at with a clearance of . He placed seventh at the

2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2003. Bidding process Birmin ...

with an indoor best of . At the

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he finished eighth. Zhu competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and on 5 August 2021 won the Silver medal in the

Triple Jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

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* * Living people 1994 births Chinese male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic athletes for China Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for China World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub