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Lin Yu-tang (long jumper)

Lin Yu-tang[a] (Chinese: 林昱堂; born 11 May 2000) is a Taiwanese long jumper. He was the 2023 indoor and outdoor Asian Champion in the long jump. In 2023, he set a Chinese Taipei record leap of 8.40 m, qualifying him for his first Olympic Games in Paris.

Lin Yu-tang
Personal information
Native name
Chinese: 林昱堂[1]
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Born11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) (age 26)[2]
Home townPenghu, Taiwan[3]
Education
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Event
Long jump
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bestLJ:
8.40m (+0.3) NR (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Gifu4 × 100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BangkokLong jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 AstanaLong jump
Updated on 6 April 2024

Career

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Lin's career began at the U20 level, where he won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2018 Asian U20 Championships and finished 4th in the long jump individually.[2] He first represented Chinese Taipei internationally at the 2019 World University Games, where he qualified for the finals and finished 8th.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Lin did not compete outside the Republic of China again until 2023, winning his first gold medal at the Asian Indoor Championships. It was the second gold medal Taiwan had ever won at an Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, after that of pole vaulter Hsieh Chia-han in 2014.[5]

Lin would go on to compete at the Asian Athletics Championships that year. At the competition, Lin broke his track spikes after his second jump, but he was able to recover because his secret was bringing two pairs of running shoes to every meet.[3] He defeated Indian favorite Murali Sreeshankar and became the third Taiwanese athlete in any sport to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] Lin's winning mark of 8.40 m was also a Taiwanese record. "I know he is a good jumper, still it was a surprise for me", commented Sreeshankar about Lin after his loss.[6]

Lin competed in his first World Championships later that summer in Budapest, but he only achieved a best of 7.45 m in qualifying and did not advance to the final.[2] At the Asian Games the following month, Lin qualified for the long jump final and finished 5th with a 7.91 m mark. He also competed in the 4 × 100 m relay, where his team finished 6th in the final.[2]

Personal life

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Statistics

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Personal best progression

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Long Jump progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
17.49 m NWI2nd place, silver medalist(s)National Games of the Republic of ChinaYilan, Chinese Taipei22 October 2017[7]
27.56 m (+0.2 m/s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)Harbor City Cup ChampionshipsKaohsiung, Chinese Taipei10 February 2018[8]
37.71 m NWI1st place, gold medalist(s)International Open Athletics ChampionshipsSingapore, Singapore11 April 2018[9]
47.72 m (−0.1 m/s)7thTaiwan Athletics Open MeetTaipei, Chinese Taipei25 May 2018[10]
57.78 m (+0.5 m/s)1st place, gold medalist(s)National Autum Track & Field MeetTaipei, Chinese Taipei28 September 2018[11]
67.93 m (+0.5 m/s)1st place, gold medalist(s)Taiwan Open Athletics ChampsTaipei, Chinese Taipei25 May 2019[12]
77.98 m (−0.3 m/s)1st place, gold medalist(s)National Inter-Collegiate GamesKaohsiung, Chinese Taipei2 November 2020[13]
88.02 m i1st place, gold medalist(s)Asian Indoor Athletics ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan11 February 2023[14]
98.12 m (−0.1 m/s)1st place, gold medalist(s)Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics MeetOsaka, Japan5 May 2023[15]
108.40 m (+0.3 m/s) NR1st place, gold medalist(s)Asian Athletics ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand14 July 2023[16]

References

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Notes

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  1. ↑ In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
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