Gao Shuying

Biography

The basics

Intro

Chinese pole vaulter

Places

Work field

Gender

Female

Birth

Place of birth

Qingdao, People's Republic of China

Star sign

Age

45 years

Stats

Height:

178 cm

Weight:

62 kg

The details (from wikipedia)

Gao Shuying (Chinese: 高淑英; pinyin: Gāo Shúyīng, born October 28, 1979 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese pole vaulter.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the pole vault competition.

Her personal best is 4.64 metres, achieved in 2007 in New York City.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing China
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	8th	3.90 m (=PB)
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	16th (q)	3.90 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	10th	4.15 m
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	1st	4.20 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	4.50 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	1st	4.52 m (CR, PB)
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1st	4.20 m (CR)
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	4th	4.30 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	4.35 m (CR)
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	NM
	World Championships	Paris, France	9th	4.35 m
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	4th	3.80 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	13th (q)	4.20 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	24th (q)	4.15 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	4.50 m
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	4.53 m (CR, PB)
2006	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	4.50 m (SB)
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	4.30 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th (q)	4.50 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	12th	4.45 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	NM