Yonghua Jiang
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Jiang Yonghua is a female Chinese
track cyclist. She is a former world record holder for the Women's 500 m Time Trial, which was set on August 11, 2002 in Kunming
with a time of 34.000 seconds. On 20 August 2004, she also broke the Olympic record at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, setting a time of 34.112 seconds, but was beaten by Australia
's Anna Meares
a few minutes later, with new Olympic and world record time of 33.952 seconds.
Yonghua began cycling career with the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Team C in October 1989. She became a member of the Beijing team in December 1999.
2002
2003
2004
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track cyclist. She is a former world record holder for the Women's 500 m Time Trial, which was set on August 11, 2002 in Kunming
Kunming
' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
with a time of 34.000 seconds. On 20 August 2004, she also broke the Olympic record at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, setting a time of 34.112 seconds, but was beaten by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's Anna Meares
Anna Meares
Anna Maree Meares, OAM is an Australian track cyclist.She has been the 500m TT world champion twice, and a gold medalist at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.-Biography:...
a few minutes later, with new Olympic and world record time of 33.952 seconds.
Yonghua began cycling career with the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Team C in October 1989. She became a member of the Beijing team in December 1999.
Palmarès
2001- 1st
500 m Time Trial, Chinese National Championships
2002
- 1st 500 m Time Trial, round of UCI Track Cycling World Cup ClassicsUCI Track Cycling World Cup ClassicsThe UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics is the elite men and women's season-long competition in track cycling, which now comprises several rounds, each held in a different country. The 1995 World Cup had six rounds, this was reduced to four in 1998, 1999-2001 compromised of five rounds before...
- 1st 500 m Time Trial, Asian Games
2003
- 1st 500 m Time Trial, Chinese National Championships
- 5th 500 m Time Trial2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's 500 m Time TrialThe Women's 500m Time Trial was one of the 6 women's events at the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.20 Cyclists from 17 countries were due to participate in the race, Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria did not start. The Final was held on July 31 at 19:15.-World...
, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships2003 UCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsThe 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Stuttgart, Germany from July 30 to August 3, 2003. The championships were due to be held in Shenzhen, China, but were moved to Stuttgart following the 2003 SARS outbreak in China.-Medals...
2004
- 2nd 500 m Time Trial2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's 500 m Time TrialThe Women's 500m Time Trial was one of the 6 women's events at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.17 Cyclists from 15 countries participated in the race. The Final was held on 30 May at 13:40.-World record:...
, 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships2004 UCI Track Cycling World ChampionshipsThe 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Melbourne, Australia from 26 May to 30 May 2004.-Medals table:-Medal summary:-External links:**... - 2nd 500 m Time Trial, 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...