Zhang Bo-ya
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| Born | 3 April 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m hurdles: 8.07 (2026) NR 100m hurdles: 13.05 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Zhang Bo-ya (born 3 April 2003) is a Taiwanese sprint hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 metres hurdles in a national record time. She has represented Chinese Taipei at major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games and 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
Zhang was a finalist at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, placing seventh overall in the 100 metres hurdles.[2] That year, she placed fourth st the 2023 Asian Games, running 13.31 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles in Hangzhou, China.[3]
Zhang placed third behind former world champion and Olympic silver medallist Nia Ali at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024.[4] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, advancing from the preliminary round without reaching the semi-finals.[5]
Zhang ran a personal best of 8.27 seconds for the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in March 2025 in Nanjing.[6][7] Zhang was a finalist in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, placing sixth overall.[8][9] That summer she competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2025 World University Games in Bochum, Germany, reaching the semi-finals of the 100 metres hurdles.[10]
In February 2026, Zhang won the gold medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in China, winning ahead of Japanese athletes Chisato Kiyoyama and Hitomi Nakajima in a personal best time and national record of 8.12 seconds.[11][12] The following month, she lowered her national record to 8.07 seconds competing in Xi'an, China.[13]
References
- ^ "Zhang Bo-ya". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "25th Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "19th Asian Games". World Athletics. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Manu wins gold medal in javelin throw at Taiwan Athletics Open 2024". Olympics.com. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Women's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Taiwan's Zhang Bo-ya wins gold at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". ocac.gov.tw. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "26th Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Taiwan hurdlers qualify for Asian Games at championships". tvbs.com. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 9 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Taiwan's Zhang Bo-ya wins gold at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Focus Taiwan. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "National Indoor Athletics Grand Prix 1". 8 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.