ZHANG Deshun

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 21 Feb 1996

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.63/5'4''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Smart New World Qiantang River Green Belt	Women's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
3	Women's 10000m	2018	Indonesia	32:12.78
Olympic Games
47	Women's Marathon	2020	Tokyo, JPN	2:37:45
World Championships
11	Women's Marathon	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	2:28:11
48	Women's Marathon	2023	Budapest, HUN	2:40:17
World Cross Country Championships
15	Women's Team Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	336
76	Women's Individual Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	41:02
Asian Championships
6	Women's 10000m	2019	Doha, QAT	34:09.63

Shunzi (Weibo profile, 01 Aug 2022)

Occupation:

Yunnan Physical Science and Sports Professional College, Kunming, CHN

Languages spoken:

Yunnan Province [People's Republic of China]

Zhang Guowei [club], CHN

She sustained two knee injuries in around December 2021, which continued to bother her into mid-2022. (finance, 28 Jul 2022)

She took up distance running at age 14. (new, 16 Apr 2021)

She enjoyed running as a child. Her physical education teacher recognised her talent for the sport and recommended she receive training. "The teacher asked us to run around the outer circle of the school, and the boys had a two-minute head start. After one lap, I was the first to get back." (chinanews, 27 Nov 2021)

To compete at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and to finish in the top eight at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (yn, 17 Feb 2023; finance, 28 Jul 2022)

Her family. (chinanews, 27 Nov 2021)

Philosophy:

"There is no end to the struggle and tomorrow will be a brand new start." (Weibo profile, 17 Apr 2021)

In 2019 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. She had been named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China in 2016. (sport, 26 Feb 2019, 26 Jan 2016)

Additional Information

General
FILM CHARACTER
She was the inspiration for the main character in the film 'Run, Shunzi', which tells the story of how a girl born in Yunnan Province grows up to become a professional athlete and world champion. "The production team wanted to make an inspirational sports movie and everyone thought that my personal experience was suitable. I also wanted to record my own story in the form of a movie." (finance, 28 Jul 2022; chinanews, 27 Nov 2021; ew, 16 Apr 2021; 163男子棍术, 18 Dec 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied sports science at Tianjin Normal University in the People's Republic of China. (Weibo profile, 22 Feb 2023; new, 10 Jul 2019)

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event