Sun Yingjie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sun Yingjie
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1979(1979-01-19)
Age	45
Birthplace	Liaoning
Country	China
Horoscope	Capricorn

Sun Yingjie Biography

Sun Yingjie is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on January 19, 1979 in Liaoning, China. Sun Yingjie (simplified Chinese: Sun Ying Jie ; traditional Chinese: Sun Ying Jie pinyin: Sun Yingjie ; born on 19 January 1979, in Sujiatun, Shenyang, Liaoning) is a Chinese female long-distance runner , who competes in races that range from 5000m up to marathon. She became famous after taking home two gold medals during the 2002 Asian Games. The following year, she was awarded the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters during the World Championships in Paris. She was awarded two gold medals in the 2003 Asian Athletics Championships and won the Beijing Marathon in an Asian record time in the same year.

In 2003, at the World Championships she achieved her most significant success when she took home the gold medal at the 10,000m race (30:07.20). The race was thought to be to be the fastest female 10,000m race ever because all four runners recorded times that placed them 3rd 4th, 5th, 5th and 6th in all time. Five continental records, two national records, and an international junior record also were set in this race. Sun was the leader for most of the race, and was only beaten by Ethiopian runners in the final lap. Sun also placed 9th with a 5000m time in a time of 14:57.01 in the same race.

She represented China at the 2004 Athens Olympics, reaching the top eight in the 5000 m and 10,000 m finals, and set a national record to win the gold at the 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. The following year Sun ran at the 2005 World Championships and won the Beijing Marathon for a second time. Two days after her win, she won a silver medal at the 2005 National Games of China, but failed a drug test. A former training partner confessed in court to spiking her drink with androsterone, but she still received a two-year ban from the sport. She returned to competition in 2008 but was far from her best form and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Although her times in 2005 Helsinki improved from the Olympics, she only placed 11th in 5000 m (14:51.19) and 7th in 10,000 m (30:33.53). Later in October, she won her 4th straight Beijing Marathon title with quality time of 2:21:01.

In October 2003 she was the first Chinese woman and fourth female worldwide to surpass the two hour 20 minute mark in a marathon for women after she took home his third Beijing Marathon at 2:19:39 which was also an earlier Asian record.

Sun Yingjie Net Worth

Sun Yingjie is one of the richest Marathon Runner from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sun Yingjie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Between 1997 and 2000, Sun Yunjie primarily focused on marathons. Her first marathon appearance was at the Chinese National Games in October 1997, where she placed 10th (2:32:43). She completed her first race under 2:30 in the National Championships in Tianjin (2:25:45). She finished the 12th position (2:30:12) at Seville.

In 2001, having finished the third place and 2nd in the 5000 m (15:02.70) in 5000 m (15:02.70) and 10,000 meters (31:49.47) respectively at the the 2001 Chinese National Games, she moved into shorter races. The 2002 Asian Games in Busan she was able to win double in both the 5000 m (14:40.41) as well as 10,000 meters (30:28.26). Her winning time of 10,000m was 2nd on the 2002 world rankings.

In 2004, Sun had a disappointing debut in Olympic Games in Athens where she finished 8th in 5000 m (15:07.23) and 6th in 10,000 m (30:54.37) due to the injuries during training in the winter. After the Olympics, she bounced back in October to win the world title in half marathon with a time of 68:40.

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Facts & Trivia

Sun Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Sun Yingjie celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.