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My Take
Xie Zhenye is a genuine pioneer for Asian sprinting, and I don't say that lightly. Becoming the Asian record holder in the 200m at 19.88, and dipping under ten seconds in the 100m, the second Chinese man to do it after Su Bingtian, puts him at the absolute frontier of a discipline long dominated elsewhere. What gets me is the brutal margins of sprinting, where years of work hinge on hundredths of a second. To stay at the top that long takes ferocious discipline. As a Zhejiang University graduate carving records on the track, he embodies a kind of relentless ambition I find genuinely inspiring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Xie Zhenye
- Name (Japanese)
- 謝震業
- Reading
- しゃ・しんぎょう
- Born
- August 17, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- sprinter / athletics competitor
2. Background
- University
- Zhejiang University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AC%9D%E9%9C%87%E6%A5%AD
Frequently asked questions
When was Xie Zhenye born?
Born August 17, 1993 (age 32).
Where is Xie Zhenye from?
Xie Zhenye is from Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.
What does Xie Zhenye do?
Xie Zhenye works as sprinter, athletics competitor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.