Zhang Yingying (; born January 4, 1990, in Hailar District, Inner Mongolia) is a Chinese long-distance runner. At only 18 years, she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics to represent China at the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon.
Her first breakthrough race had come at the age of seventeen when she ran at the Beijing Marathon and took second place with a time of 2:27:20 hours. The following year she won the Xiamen Marathon with a world junior best time of 2:22:38 hours.Jalava, Mirko (2013-10-20). Beijing course record finally broken by Tola. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-21. She was chosen to run both the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics – she failed to make the final in the 5000 m but finished 16th in the 10,000 m. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics she was 18th in the 10,000 m, and her career came to an abrupt stop.
She revived her running in 2013 by winning the Beijing Marathon in a time of 2:31:19 hours in her first outing since 2009.
Career highlights Marathons 2007 - Xiamen, 4th, Xiamen Marathon 2007 - Beijing, 2nd, Beijing Marathon 2008 - Xiamen, 1st, Xiamen Marathon
City Games 2007 - Wuhan, 3rd, 5000 m 2007 - Wuhan, 1st, 10,000 m
Other achievements 2007 - 31:17.30, 4th best time of the year, 10,000 m 2009 - Yangzhou, 1st, Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon
Personal bests Distance Mark Date Location Note 5000 m 15:06.08 2007 Wuhan 10,000 m 31:17.30 2007 Wuhan Marathon 2:22.38 2008 Xiamen World junior record
References
External links Profile at Marathon Info World junior Marathon best by Zhang Yingying in Xiamen