ATHLETE

Zhu Jianhua

1963 - Today

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhu Jianhua is the 1,911th most popular athlete (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 989th most popular biography from China (down from 977th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Zhu Jianhua ranks 1,911 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Zhu Jianhua ranks 431. 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, Ni Xialian, Ines Diers, Gwynne Shotwell, and Maria Walliser.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhu Jianhua ranks 989 out of 1,610. Before him are Fei Junlong (1965), Liao Yiwu (1958), Jiang Rong (1946), Hu Jia (1973), Xiao Zhan (1991), and Ma Lin (1980). After him are Nie Haisheng (1964), Ni Xialian (1963), Su Tong (1963), Hao Haidong (1970), Chloé Zhao (1982), and Wang Liqin (1978).

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  • Photo of Fei Junlong

    Fei Junlong

    ASTRONAUT

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 52.71

    Rank: 983

  • Photo of Liao Yiwu

    Liao Yiwu

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 52.70

    Rank: 984

  • Photo of Jiang Rong

    Jiang Rong

    WRITER

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 52.62

    Rank: 985

  • Photo of Hu Jia

    Hu Jia

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 52.58

    Rank: 986

  • Photo of Xiao Zhan

    Xiao Zhan

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 52.55

    Rank: 987

  • Photo of Ma Lin

    Ma Lin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 52.44

    Rank: 988

  • Photo of Zhu Jianhua

    Zhu Jianhua

    ATHLETE

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.43

    Rank: 989

  • Photo of Nie Haisheng

    Nie Haisheng

    ASTRONAUT

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 52.42

    Rank: 990

  • Photo of Ni Xialian

    Ni Xialian

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.42

    Rank: 991

  • Photo of Su Tong

    Su Tong

    WRITER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.22

    Rank: 992

  • Photo of Hao Haidong

    Hao Haidong

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 52.19

    Rank: 993

  • Photo of Chloé Zhao

    Chloé Zhao

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 52.16

    Rank: 994

  • Photo of Wang Liqin

    Wang Liqin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 52.03

    Rank: 995

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Zhu Jianhua ranks 6. Before him are Karma (null), Eric Liddell (1902), Li Hong (null), Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle (null), and Karen Lachmann (1916). After him are Wang Junxia (1973), Liu Xiang (1983), Álvaro Fernández (null), Qu Yunxia (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), and Lü Xiaojun (1984).

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