Christy Yiu Kit-Ching (Chinese: 姚潔貞 born 20 February 1988) is a long-distance runner from Hong Kong. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China and the 2016 Olympic Games.[1]
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1988 Hong Kong |
| Sport | |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | long-distance running |
| Updated on 16 August 2016. | |
Career edit
Yiu finished 39th in the women's marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, setting a new personal best and national record with a time of two hours 36 minutes and 11 seconds.[2]
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3]
Personal bests edit
- 1500 metres – 4:32.63 min, 29 Jun 2014, Hong Kong (HKG)
- 3000 metres Steeplechase – 10:25.81 min, 9 Oct 2013, Tianjin (CHN) - HKR
- 5000 metres – 16:01.88 min, 7 May 2016, Nobeoka (JPN)
- 10,000 metres – 33:45.00 min, 16 July 2015, Abashiri (JPN)
- 10km – 33:48 min, 17 October 2020, Gdynia (POR) - HKR
- 15km – 51:06 min, 17 October 2020, Gdynia (POR) - HKR
- Half marathon – 1:12:10 hrs, 17 October 2020, Gdynia (POR) - HKR
- Marathon – 2:31:24 hrs, 6 May 2021, Milano (ITA) - HKR
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Porteous, James (15 August 2016). "Hot stuff: Christy Yiu Kit-ching beats the heat to run a PB but falls just short of Hong Kong's marathon record". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
External links edit
- Yiu Kit Ching at World Athletics
- http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1785233/yiu-kit-ching-qualifies-2016-rio-olympics-and-world-championships
- http://www.scmp.com/video/hong-kong/1989085/road-rio-marathon-runner-christy-yiu-kit-ching-shares-how-her-husband-helped
 | This biographical article relating to Hong Kong athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |