Lu Bin is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

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Lu represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China....

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hu Kai

Hu Kai

Hu Kai is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. As of 2008, he was pursuing an advanced degree in management. His personal best time is 10.24 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Beijing. In the 200 metres he has 20.57 seconds, achieved in April 2006 in Chongqing.He won the 100 metres...

, Zhang Peimeng

Zhang Peimeng

Zhang Peimeng is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.74 seconds, achieved in September 2007 in Urumqi...

 and Wen Yongyi

Wen Yongyi

Wen Yongyi is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.28 seconds, achieved in July 2007 in Guangzhou.He won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2006 Asian Games...

. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Their time of 39.13 was the eighth fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they were however disqualified and placed at the eighth position.