Wang Yan (athlete)
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| Medal record | |||
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  China |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 10 km walk | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1999 Seville | 20 km walk | |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is 王 (Wang).
Wang Yan (born May 3, 1971 in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
She also won the 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 East Asian Games.
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Preceded by Liu Hongyu Nadezhda Ryashkina |
Women's 20 km Walk World Record Holder November 19, 2001 – August 7, 2005 |
Succeeded by Olimpiada Ivanova |
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