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She threw 75.14m at the Hammerwurf-Meeting in Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany to break the [[List of world under-20 records in athletics|U20 world record]] by 1.70 metres, in June 2025. The previous best mark was 73.43m set by the [[Silja Kosonen]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite tweet |first=World |last=Athletics |user=WorldAthetics |number=1931759357051420780|date=8 June 2025 |title= Monster throw 🤯 🇨🇳’s Zhang Jiale launches the hammer 75.14m at the Hammerwurf-Meeting Fränkisch-Crumbach and smashes the U20 world record by 1.70 metres 🔥 The 18-year-old world U20 champ finishes second behind the Olympic bronze medallist Zhao Jie 👀 |access-date=8 June 2025}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/zhang-jiale-world-u20-hammer-record-frankisch-crumbach |date=8 June 2025|title= Zhang throws world U20 hammer record in Fränkisch-Crumbach |accessdate=8 June 2025|website=World Athletics}}</ref> She broke her own record in August at the [[Chinese Athletics Championships|Chinese Championships]] in [[Quzhou]] with a throw of 77.24m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trapnell |first1=Jasmine |title=Records fall around the world as athletes target Tokyo |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/national-championships-2025-cardoso-bonfim |work=[[World Athletics]] |date=3 August 2025}}</ref> In September 2025, she competed in the hammer throw at the [[2025 World Athletics Championships – Women’s hammer throw|2025 World Championships]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, winning the bronze medal with a throw of 77.10 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229532 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=25 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=18 Sep 2025 }}</ref> By the end of the 2025 season, Zhang had thrown the ten furthest distances ever recorded by an under-20 athlete in the hammer throw, and had moved to fifteenth on the world |
She threw 75.14m at the Hammerwurf-Meeting in Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany to break the [[List of world under-20 records in athletics|U20 world record]] by 1.70 metres, in June 2025. The previous best mark was 73.43m set by the [[Silja Kosonen]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite tweet |first=World |last=Athletics |user=WorldAthetics |number=1931759357051420780|date=8 June 2025 |title= Monster throw 🤯 🇨🇳’s Zhang Jiale launches the hammer 75.14m at the Hammerwurf-Meeting Fränkisch-Crumbach and smashes the U20 world record by 1.70 metres 🔥 The 18-year-old world U20 champ finishes second behind the Olympic bronze medallist Zhao Jie 👀 |access-date=8 June 2025}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/zhang-jiale-world-u20-hammer-record-frankisch-crumbach |date=8 June 2025|title= Zhang throws world U20 hammer record in Fränkisch-Crumbach |accessdate=8 June 2025|website=World Athletics}}</ref> She broke her own record in August at the [[Chinese Athletics Championships|Chinese Championships]] in [[Quzhou]] with a throw of 77.24m.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trapnell |first1=Jasmine |title=Records fall around the world as athletes target Tokyo |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/national-championships-2025-cardoso-bonfim |work=[[World Athletics]] |date=3 August 2025}}</ref> In September 2025, she competed in the hammer throw at the [[2025 World Athletics Championships – Women’s hammer throw|2025 World Championships]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, winning the bronze medal with a throw of 77.10 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229532 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=25 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=18 Sep 2025 }}</ref> By the end of the 2025 season, Zhang had thrown the ten furthest distances ever recorded by an under-20 athlete in the hammer throw, and had moved to fifteenth on the world |
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Chinese hammer thrower
Zhang Jiale (born 22 October 2006) is a Chinese hammer thrower. In 2025, she won the bronze medal at the senior World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, and became the U20 world record holder. She previously won the gold medal at the 2024 U20 World Championships and 2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships, as well as the 2023 Asian U18 Championships.[1]
Born in Zibo, Shandong province, Zhang is coached by Ye Kuigang, a former international hammer thrower and two-time Chinese National Games champion, part of a training group with compatriot Zhao Jie.[2]
Zhang threw 66.81 metres to win the hammer throw at the 2023 Asian U18 Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in a April 2023.[3] In April 2024, she won the hammer throw at the Asian Athletics U20 Championships in Dubai with a throw of 66.79 metres.[4] She threw 68.95 metres to win the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the hammer throw in Lima, Peru, having also qualified with the leading distance, a 65.73m effort in the second round.[5][6]
She threw 75.14m at the Hammerwurf-Meeting in Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany to break the U20 world record by 1.70 metres, in June 2025. The previous best mark was 73.43m set by the Silja Kosonen in 2021.[7][8] She broke her own record in August at the Chinese Championships in Quzhou with a throw of 77.24m.[9] In September 2025, she competed in the hammer throw at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, winning the bronze medal with a throw of 77.10 metres.[10] By the end of the 2025 season, Zhang had thrown the ten furthest distances ever recorded by an under-20 athlete in the hammer throw, and had moved to fifteenth on the world
all-time list. Subsequently, she won the 2025 World Athletics Rising Star Award.[11][2]
