He Jie (runner)
 He Jie in running in the 2023 Budapest Marathon | |||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Chinese: 何杰 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 27, 1998 Pingluo County, Ningxia, China | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He Jie (born 27 December 1998 in Pingluo County) is a Chinese athlete.[1] He competes in long-distance running.[2]
In 2023, he won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the postponed Asian Games.[3] He is the current Chinese record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:06:57 set in Wuxi on 24 March 2024.[4]
2024 Beijing Half Marathon win controversy
On 16 April 2024, He won the Beijing Half Marathon. His finish was controversial as three African runners behind him (Willy Mnangat, Robert Keter, and Dejene Hailu Bikila) appeared to let him win.[5] Mnangat later said that he was entered as a pacemaker for He, not unusual in road races, and that he was never intended to be an actual competitor in the race. The African runners were not listed as pacemakers by the race organizers, but Mnangat said, "My agent from Kenya told me, when I was going to get the visa, that I am going to China to help the Chinese break the national record".[6] Pacemakers are used in various World Athletics Label Road Races including the Beijing Half Marathon, and their use is permitted by World Athletics.[7]
References
- ^ Tayir, Hassan; McNicol, Andrew (2024-04-15). "Chinese runner's win invites suspicion after rivals appear to step aside". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ sport, Guardian (2024-04-16). "Beijing half marathon hit by controversy as China's He Jie allowed to win". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Asian Games 2023: PR China's He Jie, Bahrain's Eunice Chumba win marathon races to close athletics events".
- ^ He Jie at World Athletics
- ^ Andrew McNicol (2024-04-15). "Chinese runner's win invites suspicion after rivals appear to step aside". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Beijing Half Marathon runner insists he was hired as pacer, agent denies any role". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "LABEL ROAD RACES REGULATIONS".
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