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Zhu Jianhua

1963 - Today

Zhu Jianhua

Zhu Jianhua (simplified Chinese: 朱建华; traditional Chinese: 朱建華; pinyin: Zhū 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, and is still the Chinese record. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Zhu Jianhua is the 1,882nd most popular athlete (down from 1,276th in 2024), the 988th most popular biography from China (down from 975th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Zhu Jianhua ranks 1,882 out of 6,025. Before him are Josef Augusta, Bjørn Paulson, Iryna Yatchenko, Stig Sjölin, Anna Dresden-Polak, and Sofia Corban. After him are Ambrus Nagy, Mario Tullio Montano, Peter Wright, Eileen Hiscock, Rosa Kellner, and Barbora Špotáková.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Josef Augusta
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 1,876
Bjørn Paulson
1923 - 2008
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 1,877
Iryna Yatchenko
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 1,878
Stig Sjölin
1928 - 1995
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 1,879
Anna Dresden-Polak
1906 - 1943
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,880
Sofia Corban
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,881
Zhu Jianhua
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,882
Ambrus Nagy
1927 - 1991
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,883
Mario Tullio Montano
1944 - 2017
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 1,884
Peter Wright
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 1,885
Eileen Hiscock
1909 - 1958
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 1,886
Rosa Kellner
1910 - 1984
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,887
Barbora Špotáková
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,888

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Zhu Jianhua ranks 448. Before him are Roy Dupuis, Nita Ambani, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Filippo Galli, Jarvis Cocker, and Nino de Angelo. After him are Laura Flores, Aloísio Pires Alves, Michael Ben-Ari, Ni Xialian, Ines Diers, and Stéphane Sednaoui.

Others Born in 1963

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Roy Dupuis
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 442
Nita Ambani
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 443
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 444
Filippo Galli
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 445
Jarvis Cocker
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 446
Nino de Angelo
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 447
Zhu Jianhua
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 448
Laura Flores
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 449
Aloísio Pires Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 450
Michael Ben-Ari
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 451
Ni Xialian
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 452
Ines Diers
SWIMMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 453
Stéphane Sednaoui
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 454