Zhang Mingkun Explained

Zhang Mingkun (born 20 October 2000) is a Chinese long jumper. In 2024, he won the Asian Indoor Championships.^[1]

Career

He was an Asian Indoor Championships Bronze medallist in Kazakhstan in February 2023 with a jump of 7.92m.^[2] He was an Asian Championships bronze medallist in the long jump in Bangkok in July 2023, with a personal best distance of 8.08 metres.^{[3] [4]} He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.^[5]

He was the Asian Indoor champion in Tehran in 2024.^[6] He jumped a lifetime best of 8.13m in the final round of the men’s long jump to win the World Continental Tour Gold event in Tokyo on 19 May 2024.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zhang. World Athletics. Mingkun. 19 May 2024.
2. Web site: Taiwan win gold, silver in Astana. Taipei Times. 19 May 2024. 14 February 2023.
3. Web site: China wins men's discus gold at Asian Athletics Championships. Chinadailyhk.com. 19 May 2024. 15 July 2023.
4. Web site: 25th Asian Athletics Championships: The enchanting Long Jump contest lit up the fourth day evening. Asian Athletics. 19 May 2024. July 16, 2023.
5. Web site: World Champs Men’s Long Jump — Tentóglou Completes His Set. Track and Field News. 19 May 2024. September 2023. Brian. Russell.
6. Web site: Asian Athletics. 19 May 2024. Asian indoors Day-1: Toor and Yefremov successfully defends their title. 18 February 2024.
7. Web site: Davies smashes 5000m meeting record in Tokyo. 19 May 2024. World Athletics. 19 May 2024.
8. Web site: Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo 2024 - Results. Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. 19 May 2024.