Zhang Ling (athlete) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Zhang Ling is a female Chinese middle distance runner.

On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

she ran the 1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

in 3:54.52 minutes. This ranks her eighth in the world of all time, behind Qu Yunxia

Qu Yunxia

Qu Yunxia is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved the still standing world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of the People's...

, Jiang Bo

Jiang Bo

Jiang Bo is a female Chinese middle distance runner. On 1997-10-18 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:50.98 minutes. This ranks her second in the world of all time, only behind world record holder Qu Yunxia.-References:...

, Lang Yinglai

Lang Yinglai

Lang Yinglai is a female Chinese former middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 at the 1995 National Games of the People's Republic of China in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:51.34 minutes, taking the silver medal behind Jiang Bo. This time ranks her as the third fastest in the world of...

, Wang Junxia

Wang Junxia

Wang Junxia is a Chinese former long-distance runner.-Career:Wang was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics....

, Tatyana Kazankina

Tatyana Kazankina

Tatyana Vasilyevna Kazankina is a Soviet/Russian former runner who set seven world records and won a total of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. She was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1976...

, Yin Lili

Yin Lili

Yin Lili is a female Chinese middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:53.91 minutes...

, Paula Ivan

Paula Ivan

-References:...

, Lan Lixin

Lan Lixin

Lan Lixin is a female Chinese middle distance runner.On 18 October 1997 in Shanghai she ran the 1500 metres in 3:53.97 minutes...

and Olga Dvirna

Olga Dvirna

Olga Dvirna is a retired female middle distance runner who represented the USSR in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres on July 27, 1982 at a meet in Kiev.-References:*...

. This is also the world record for youth (aged 17 or less) athletes.

Achievements

Representing
2000	Asian Championships 2000 Asian Championships in Athletics - Men :- Women :-Medals table:-External links:*...	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	1500 m

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