Yiu Kit Ching

Christy Yiu Kit-Ching (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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yiu.

Christy Yiu Kit-Ching
Personal information
Born (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988
Hong Kong
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportTrack and field
Event(s)long-distance running
Updated on 16 August 2016.

Career

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
  • 5000 metres – 16:01.88 min, 07 May 2016, Nobeoka (JPN)
  • 10,000 metres – 33:45.00 min, 16 July 2015, Abashiri (JPN)
  • Half marathon – 1:12:57 hrs, 15 November 2015, Ageo (JPN)
  • Marathon – 2:34:07 hrs, 07 July 2019, Gold Coast (AUS)

See also

References
  1. "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


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