Chen Yuanjiang

Chen Yuanjiang (born 27 January 2006) is a Chinese sprint hurdler.

Biography In 2023, he won the Chinese National Students Games over 110 metres hurdles. He was a silver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Dubai. His time of 13.26 seconds (1.2 m/s) bettered the previous championship record as he finished 0.2 behind Qatar’s Oumar Doudai Abakar.

He won a bronze medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in 13.21 seconds setting a new national U20 record for junior sixed hurdles, having won his senior-final in 13.38 seconds.

Competing in June 2025 in Bengbu he lowered his personal best in the 110 metres hurdles to 13.28 seconds, placing him fourth all-time in the U20 category list for the senior sized hurdles in the event, behind only his compatriot Liu Xiang (13.12 seconds), and Americans Ja'Kobe Tharp, and Renaldo Nehemiah. He was a semi-finalist competing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025.

In February 2026, he won the bronze medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China. In March 2026, he was a semi-finalist over 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.