Zhu Jianhua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Zhu Jianhua

Chinese high jumper

Date of Birth: 29-May-1963

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Zhu Jianhua

  • Zhu Jianhua (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhu Jiànhuá; born 29 May 1963) is a retired Chinese high jumper.
  • His personal best of 2.39 metres is a former world record for the event. In Helsinki 1983, Zhu became China's first man to win a medal in the IAAF World Championships.
  • In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he became the first male from the People's Republic of China to win an athletics medal in the history of the Olympic Games (Yang Chuan-kwang won a silver medal representing the Republic of China in the 1960 Rome Olympics).
  • He is a two-time gold medallist at both the Asian Games and the Asian Athletics Championships.

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