My Take
Su Bingtian is genuinely one of the most remarkable stories in world sprinting, and I don't think he gets nearly enough credit outside of Asia. Here's a guy from Zhongshan who went out and did what countless coaches and sports scientists said was basically impossible — broke the 9.9-second barrier as an Asian sprinter, becoming the only one ever to do it. His 9.83 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics semi-final had me rewatching the clip on loop; he didn't just sneak under the record, he made it look like he belonged on that track with the absolute best in the world. The bronze medal he took home was well-earned validation, but honestly the semi-final run told the fuller story of what he's capable of. In a sport still dominated by sprinters from the Caribbean and America, Su quietly rewrote what's considered physically possible for an Asian athlete, and that legacy is going to outlast any medal count.
Overview
Su Bingtian (Chinese: 苏炳添; pinyin: Sū Bǐngtiān; born 29 August 1989) is a Chinese former track and field athlete specializing in the 100 metres event. He was the first-ever Asian-born sprinter to break the 10-second barrier and remains the only Asian sprinter to ever break 9.9 seconds.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Su Bingtian
- Name (Japanese)
- 蘇炳添
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- August 29, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Zhongshan, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sprinter / athletics competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Jinan University
Awards & achievements
- Olympic bronze medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/su_bingtian/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%98%87%E7%82%B3%E6%B7%BB
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.