Xu Jiayu

Xu Jiayu
Personal information
Full name Xu Jiayu
徐嘉余
Nationality China China
Born (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club Zhejiang
Medal record
Men's swimming
International aquatics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
Asian Games 1 2 1
Total 1 3 1
Men's swimming
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke
Asian Games
2014 Incheon 4×100 m medley
2014 Incheon 100 m backstroke
2014 Incheon 200 m backstroke
2014 Incheon 50 m backstroke
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.

Xu Jiayu (Chinese: 徐嘉余; born 19 August 1995) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He competed for China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He is the current national record holder in backstroke competitions of all distances (50, 100, and 200 metre).

Personal bests (long course)

Event Time Meet Date Note(s)
50 m backstroke 24.58[3] 2014 Chinese Spring National Championships 13 May 2014 NR
100 m backstroke 52.31[4] 2016 Summer Olympics 8 August 2016 NR
200 m backstroke 1:54.79[5] 2016 Chinese Olympic Trials 8 April 2016 NR

Key: NR = National Record

References

  1. 1 2 Rio 2016
  2. ↑ London 2012
  3. ↑ XU JIAYU LIGHTS UP DAY 2 WITH ANOTHER NATIONAL RECORD AT CHINESE SPRING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  4. ↑ 2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes
  5. ↑ XU JIAYU BREAKS CHINESE NATIONAL RECORD ON DAY 6 OF OLYMPIC TRIALS


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