Wang Qi (athlete)
{{Short description|Chinese athlete (born 2001)}}
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| name = Wang Qi
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| nationality = China
| sport = Athletics
| event = Hammer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|10|df=yes}}
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| pb =Hammer: 75.33m (Kladno, 2023)
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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|Hammer throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Bangkok|Hammer throw}}
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Wang Qi (born 10 February 2001) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/pr-of-china/qi-wang-14788582|website=World Athletics|accessdate=4 October 2023|title=Qi Wang}}
Career
Wang took up the hammer throw in 2013 in Yangzhou.{{cite web|title=Wang Qi|accessdate=4 October 2023|url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n2018985-wang-qi.htm|website=Hangzhou2022}} He started at Nanjing Normal University in 2019.{{cite web|website=Thenanjinger.com|url=https://www.thenanjinger.com/jiangsu/briefings-from-jiangsu/nanjing-man-takes-gold-in-hammer-throw-at-2023-asian-games/|date=1 October 2023|accessdate=4 October 2023|title=Nanjing Man Takes Gold in Hammer Throw at 2023 Asian Games}} In June 2023, he set a new personal best throw of 75.33m in Kladno.{{cite web|url=https://www.trackalerts.com/2023/06/akani-simbine-triumphs-in-100m-at-kladno-wact-bronze-meeting/|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=4 October 2023|title= Akani Simbine Triumphs in 100m at Kladno WACT Bronze Meeting|first=Alfonz|last=Juck|date= June 13, 2023}}
In July 2023, he won gold at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with a throw of 72.13m.{{cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0715/c90000-20044725.html|website=People's Daily|accessdate=4 October 2023|title= China bags men's and women's hammer throw golds at Asian Athletics Championships}} In August 2023, he won gold in the hammer throw at the 2023 University Games in Chengdu with a throw of 73.63 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202308/05/WS64cda3e0a31035260b81a6e1.html|website=China Daily|accessdate=4 October 2023|title= China's Wang clinches men's hammer throw title|date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://english.news.cn/20230805/7408ed83fdfc4c8b8d579b0c819a23ba/c.html|website=english.news.cn|title= Chengdu Universiade China's Wang clinches men's hammer throw title|date=5 August 2023}}
Wang won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou on 30 September 2023. He triumphed with a throw of 72.97 meters. It was China's first gold in hammer throw since the 1994 Asian Games.{{cite web|url= https://beijingtimes.com/world/asia/2023/10/02/wang-qis-triumph-a-tale-of-talent-and-humility-at-the-asian-games/|website=Beijing Times|accessdate=4 October 2023|title= Wang Qi’s Triumph: A Tale of Talent and Humility at the Asian Games|date=2 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/asian-games-record-hangzhou-obiena-yang-gong-wang|website=World Athletics|accessdate=4 October 2023|title= Asian Games record for Obiena and seven gold medals for China after two days of action in Hangzhou|date=30 September 2023}} He competed in the hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/results/men/hammer-throw/qualification/result |website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Men's Hammer Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=2 August 2024}}
References
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{{Footer Asian Games Champions Hammer Men}}
{{Footer Asian Champions men's hammer throw}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions Hammer Men}}
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Category:Chinese male hammer throwers
Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners
Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for China
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