Jiang Lan is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

. Her personal best time is 11.49 seconds, achieved in October 2007 in Wuhan

Wuhan

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...

. In the 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

 she has a best of 23.46 seconds.

Jiang represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

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 competing at the 4x100 metres relay together with Wang Jing

Wang Jing (athlete)

Wang Jing is a female Chinese athletics sprinter.Wang represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed fifth in a time of 11.87 which was not enough to advance to the second round...

, Tao Yujia

Tao Yujia

Tao Yujia is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.37 seconds, achieved in July 2011 in Nanjing....

 and Qin Wangping

Qin Wangping

Qin Wangping is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.30 seconds, achieved in June 2000 in Jinzhou....

. In their first round heat they placed fourth behind Jamaica

Jamaica

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, Russia

Russia

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 and Germany

Germany

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. Their time of 43.78 seconds was the tenth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they failed to qualify for the final.

Jiang won the 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China

Athletics at the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China

At the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, the athletics events were held at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center in Jinan, People's Republic of China from 21–26 October, 2009. The National Games marathon event was held in conjunction with the Beijing Marathon on 18 October.-Medal...

, as well as a silver in the relay for Jiangsu. She has also won medals at regional level competitions with a 200 m bronze at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships

2009 Asian Athletics Championships

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 and a gold from the 2009 East Asian Games

Athletics at the 2009 East Asian Games

At the 2009 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China from 10 December to 13 December...

 among her past performances.

She has also competed in the 60 metres

60 metres

60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...

 event indoors: she finished fifth at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games

Indoor athletics at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games

Indoor athletics at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games was held in My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium, Hanoi, Vietnam from 31 October to 2 November 2009....

 and won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

The 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, also known as the IV Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, was an international indoor athletics event took place in Tehran, Iran, between 24 and 26 February. This was the second edition to be hosted in the country as the first championships was also...

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