Yiu Kit Ching


Christy Yiu Kit-Ching is a long-distance runner from Hong Kong. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China and the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Career

Yiu finished 39th in the women's marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, setting a new personal best and national record with a time of two hours 36 minutes and 11 seconds.
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.

Personal bests

  • 1500 metres – 4:32.63 min, 29 Jun 2014, Hong Kong
  • 3000 metres Steeplechase – 10:25.81 min, 9 Oct 2013, Tianjin - HKR
  • 5000 metres – 16:01.88 min, 7 May 2016, Nobeoka
  • 10,000 metres – 33:45.00 min, 16 July 2015, Abashiri
  • 10km – 33:48 min, 17 October 2020, Gdynia - HKR
  • 15km – 51:06 min, 17 October 2020, Gdynia - HKR
  • Half marathon – 1:12:10 hrs, 17 October 2020, Gdynia - HKR
  • Marathon – 2:31:24 hrs, 6 May 2021, Milano - HKR