Jiang Yonghua

Jiang Yonghua (born September 7, 1973, in Jixi, Heilongjiang) is a female Chinese track cyclist. She is a former world record holder for the Women's 500 m Time Trial, which was set on August 11, 2002, in Kunming with a time of 34.000 seconds. On 20 August 2004, she also broke the Olympic record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, setting a time of 34.112 seconds, but was beaten by Australia's Anna Meares a few minutes later, with new Olympic and world record time of 33.952 seconds.

Yonghua began cycling career with the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Team C in October 1989. She became a member of the Beijing team in December 1999.

Palmarès

 * 2001
 * 1st 🇨🇳 500 m Time Trial, Chinese National Championships


 * 2002
 * 1st 500 m Time Trial, round of UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
 * 1st 500 m Time Trial, Asian Games


 * 2003
 * 1st 🇨🇳 500 m Time Trial, Chinese National Championships
 * 5th 500 m Time Trial, 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships


 * 2004
 * 2nd 500 m Time Trial, 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
 * 2nd 500 m Time Trial, 2004 Summer Olympics