Lin Yu-tang (long jumper)

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Lin Yu-tang
Personal information
Native nameChinese: 林昱堂[1]
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Born11 May 2000 (23 years, 360 days old)[2]
Home townPenghu, Taiwan[3]
Education
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
EventLong 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 place 2018 Gifu 4 × 100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bangkok Long jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana Long jump
Updated on 6 April 2024.

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.

Career[edit]

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 repeat his victory at the Asian Athletics Championships that year, defeating Indian favorite Murali Sreeshankar. Lin's winning mark of 8.40 m was 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[edit]

Lin is from Penghu, Republic of China where he attended Chang Jung Christian University.[4] He said that his secret is bringing two pairs of running spikes to each meet, so that he can switch between them in between jumps.[3] In July 2023, Lin became the third Taiwanese athlete in any sport to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Statistics[edit]

Personal best progression[edit]

Long Jump progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 7.49 m NWI 2nd place, silver medalist(s) National Games Yilan, Chinese Taipei 22 Oct 2017 [7]
2 7.56 m (+0.2 m/s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harbor City Cup Championships Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 10 Feb 2018 [8]
3 7.71 m NWI 1st place, gold medalist(s) International Open Athletics Championships Singapore, Singapore 11 Apr 2018 [9]
4 7.72 m (-0.1 m/s) 7th Taiwan Athletics Open Meet Taipei, Chinese Taipei 25 May 2018 [10]
5 7.78 m (+0.5 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) National Autum Track & Field Meet Taipei, Chinese Taipei 28 Sep 2018 [11]
6 7.93 m (+0.5 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) Taiwan Open Athletics Champs Taipei, Chinese Taipei 25 May 2019 [12]
7 7.98 m (-0.3 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) National Inter-Collegiate Games Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 2 Nov 2020 [13]
8 8.02 m i 1st place, gold medalist(s) Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 11 Feb 2023 [14]
9 8.12 m (-0.1 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet Osaka, Japan 5 May 2023 [15]
10 8.40 m (+0.3 m/s) NR 1st place, gold medalist(s) Asian Athletics Championships Bangkok, Thailand 14 Jul 2023 [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lin Yu-tang wins men's long-jump gold at Asian Athletics Championships - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lin Yu-tang at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. ^ a b "田徑亞錦賽第4跳摘金 林昱堂透露祕訣是換回舊鞋" [Athletics Asian Championships gold in 4th jump Lin Yutang reveals the secret is to replace old shoes] (in Chinese).
  4. ^ a b c "CJCU Alumnus Lin Yu-tang's National Long Jump Record Breaking Winning at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships". cjcu.edu.
  5. ^ "Gold winner - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ Rayan, Stan (15 July 2023). "Athletics | I will start my 2024 season very late, says long jumper Sreeshankar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12900471". Tilastopaja.
  8. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12905419". Tilastopaja.
  9. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12905889". Tilastopaja.
  10. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12907893". Tilastopaja.
  11. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12913202". Tilastopaja.
  12. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12930944". Tilastopaja.
  13. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12973974". Tilastopaja.
  14. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13028527". Tilastopaja.
  15. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13038229". Tilastopaja.
  16. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13045167". Tilastopaja.

Notes[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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