Cai Zelin (simplified Chinese: 蔡泽林; traditional Chinese: 蔡澤林; pinyin: Cài Zélín, born 11 April 1991, in Huize, Yunnan) is a Chinese male racewalker.[1] He finished 4th at the 20 km walk during the 2012 London Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2] He finished 5th at the 2015 World Championships in the 20 km race walk.[2] In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[3] He did not finish his race.[3]
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| Born | 11 April 1991 Dali, Yunnan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 20km Race Walk | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zelin Cai - Athletics - Olympic Athlete". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Zelin CAI Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Men's 20 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
External links
edit- Cai Zelin at World Athletics
- Cai Zelin at Olympedia
- Cai Zelin at Olympics.com
- Cai Zelin at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
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