Duan Qifeng (Chinese: 段岐峰, born 20 January 1973) is a Chinese male former track and field athlete who specialized in the triple jump. He set a lifetime best of 17.05 m (55 ft 11+1⁄4 in) in 1998, which ranked him 20th in the world that year.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 20, 1973 Handan, Hebei, China |
Medal record | |
Duan has had a vision impairment since a very young age, which allowed him to also compete in the Paralympics in category T12/F12 events.[2]
Career
editHis international career flourished in 1998, when he was gold medallist at the 1998 Asian Athletics Championships,[3] silver medallist behind Sergey Arzamasov at the 1998 Asian Games,[4] and a representative for Asia at the 1998 IAAF World Cup.[5]
In the 1998 season he won the national title at the Chinese Athletics Championships with a mark of 17.05 m (55 ft 11+1⁄4 in) – the first athlete to jump over seventeen metres at the competition in eight years.[6] He had been runner-up at the Chinese National Games for his native Hebei previously, finishing second to Zou Sixin in 1993 and Lao Jianfeng in 1997.[7]
Duan Qifeng also competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics where he won three medals. He won gold in the F12 triple jump and a bronze in the F12 long jump, he was also part of the gold medal-winning Chinese 4 × 100 m relay team.[8]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | Triple jump | 15.78 m |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Triple jump | 16.79 m |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8th | Triple jump | 14.09 m | |
| Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.98 m | |
| 2004 | Summer Paralympics | Athens, Greece | 1st | Triple jump F12 | 15.30 m |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay T12 | 43.16 | |||
| 3rd | Long jump F12 | 7.00 m |
National titles
edit- Chinese Athletics Championships
- Triple jump: 1998
References
edit- ^ Duan Qifeng. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ 近访2004年残奥会金牌得主段岐峰 [An Interview with 2004 Paralympic Gold Medalist Duan Yifeng]. Hebei Daily (in Chinese). 2007-05-08.
- ^ Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ 1998 IAAF World Cup Results. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ Chinese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ 7th National Games medallists (in Chinese). jx918. Retrieved on 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Qifeng Duan". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
