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{{short description|Chinese long-distance runner}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Sun (surname)|Sun]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date         = {{birth-date and age|January 19, 1979}}
| birth_place        = [[Sujiatun District|Sujiatun]], Shenyang, Liaoning
}}
{{MedalTableTop|sport=Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]|country_code=CHN|medals=
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|5000 m}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|10,000 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships|2003 Manila]]|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Manila|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|2004 Delhi]]|Half marathon}}
}}

'''Sun Yingjie''' ({{zh|s=孙英杰|t=孫英傑|p=Sūn Yīngjié}}; born January 19, 1979) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] female [[long-distance runner]] who competes in events ranging from [[5000 metres]] to the [[marathon race|marathon]]. She rose to prominence by winning two [[gold medal]]s at the [[2002 Asian Games]]. In 2003, she won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[10,000 metres]] at the [[World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in [[Paris]]. She won two golds at the [[2003 Asian Athletics Championships]] and won the [[Beijing Marathon]] in an [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian record]] time that year.

She represented China at the [[2004 Athens Olympics]], reaching the top eight in the 5000&nbsp;m and 10,000&nbsp;m finals, and set a [[List of Chinese records in athletics|national record]] to win the gold at the [[2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]]. The following year Sun ran at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]] and won the Beijing Marathon for a second time. Two days after her win, she won a silver medal at the [[2005 National Games of China]], but failed a drug test. A former training partner confessed in court to spiking her drink with [[androsterone]], but she still received a two-year ban from the sport. She returned to competition in 2008 but was far from her best form and did not qualify for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].

Sun Yingjie has an easily recognizable running style where her arms are almost completely extended and point straight down.

==Career==
===Marathon success and world medallist===
From 1997 to 2000, Sun Yingjie focused on [[marathon]]s. Her major marathon debut was in the [[Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China|Chinese National Games]] in October 1997 where she finished 10th (2:32:43). In 1998, she ran her first sub-2:30 race in National Championships in Tianjin (2:25:45). In 1999, she came in 12th (2:30:12) in [[World Championships in Athletics|Seville]].

In 2001, after finishing third and second in 5000 m (15:02.70) and 10,000 m (31:49.47), respectively in [[2001 National Games of the People's Republic of China|2001 Chinese National Games]], she expanded into the shorter races. In the [[2002 Asian Games]] in [[Busan]], she achieved double wins in both 5000 m (14:40.41) and 10,000 m (30:28.26). Her 10,000m winning time ranked second in 2002 world list.

During the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Championships]] she achieved her greatest success when she won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres (30:07.20). The race was considered the fastest women's 10,000m race in history in that the top four finishers ran times that ranked 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th fastest of all time. Two continental records, five national records and the world junior record were also broken in this race. Sun led most of the race and was only overtaken by Ethiopian runners in the last lap. She also finished 9th in 5000 m in a respectable time of 14:57.01 during the same competition.

In October 2003, she became the first Chinese woman and fourth woman in the world to break the 2 hour 20 minute time in a women's marathon when she won her second Beijing Marathon at 2:19:39 which was also a former Asian best.

In 2004, Sun had a disappointing debut in [[Olympic Games]] in Athens where she finished 8th in 5000 m (15:07.23) and 6th in 10,000 m (30:54.37) due to the injuries during training in the winter. After the Olympics, she bounced back in October to win the world title in [[half marathon]] with a time of 68:40.

===2005 doping ban===
Although her times in [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 Helsinki]] improved from the Olympics, she only placed 11th in 5000 m (14:51.19) and 7th in 10,000 m (30:33.53). Later in October, she won her 4th straight Beijing Marathon title with quality time of 2:21:01.

The after-competition drug test was negative. Two days later, she appeared in Nanjing and finished 2nd in 10,000 m behind [[Xing Huina]] in the Chinese National Games. Following the race, she tested positive in a drug test and was banned from competing for two years.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200601/13/eng20060113_235126.html People's Daily Online - Sun suspended two years, coach in life ban<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Her two-year ban was upheld despite a civil court ruling that another athlete, Yu Haijiang, had spiked her drink with [[androsterone]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marathonguide.com/news/search.cfm?M_ID=2404 |title = Xiamen International Marathon News Articles}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/152399.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221052912/http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/152399.htm |archive-date=2005-12-21 |title=Sun Yingjie Wins Doping Lawsuit}}</ref>

===Return and retirement===
She made her return to [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] at the 2008 [[Xiamen International Marathon]] in January. She ran with the leading group up until the 20&nbsp;km mark, but then faded in the second half of the race and finished with time of 2:38:21 – some 15 minutes behind winner [[Zhang Yingying (runner)|Zhang Yingying]]. In spite of this, she was upbeat about her performance and considered her preparations for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] to be on schedule.<ref>Jalava, Mirko (2008-01-05). [http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind=2/newsid=42821.html 2:22:38* World junior Marathon best by Zhang Yingying in Xiamen]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-08-21.</ref> Her performances on the track later that year did not reflect this, however, as she finished outside of the top eight in both the 5000 and 10,000&nbsp;m races at the Chinese Outdoor Grand Prix.<ref>Jalava, Mirko (2008-04-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind=100/newsid=44440.html Huang Xiaoxiao highlights opening of Chinese outdoor Grand Prix season]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-08-21.</ref> She had failed to earn enough points for national selection at the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] and missed her chance to represent her country at the highest level in her home nation.

She consoled herself with an appearance at the [[Good Luck Beijing China Athletics Open]] in the [[Bird's Nest Stadium]] – a pre-games test event. Although she had not been initially selected for the meeting, she received a special invitation to compete. However, she managed only twelfth place in the 5000&nbsp;m: "I wanted to take part in the Olympic Games, but I have no chance now. But I got to experience the Olympic atmosphere in advance, which gave me a little relief...I'm thankful that people still remember me. I felt so sorry for running so poorly." She set her sights on making the 2008 Beijing Marathon and the [[2009 National Games of China]] her final major performances of her career.<ref>[http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2008-05/28/content_15509080.htm Star runner Sun disappointed by poor showing]. China.org.cn. Retrieved on 2010-08-21.</ref> She did not run at either competition and has not competed internationally since 2008.

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{CHN}}
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville]], Spain
|12th
|Marathon
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon|2:30:12]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Busan]], South Korea
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|5,000 m
|
|-
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|10,000 m
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2003
|rowspan=2|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Paris]], France
|9th
|5,000 m
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|14:57.01]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|10,000 m
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|30:07.20]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Manila]], Philippines
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|5,000 m
|
|-
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|10,000 m
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Athens]], Greece
|8th
|5,000 m
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|15:07.23]]
|-
|6th
|10,000 m
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|30:54.37]]
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]]
|[[New Delhi]], India
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Half marathon
|1:08:40 {{AthAbbr|NR|Chinese}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|rowspan=2|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|11th
|5000 m 
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres|14:51.19]]
|-
|7th
|10,000 m
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|30:33.53]]
|-
|}

==National competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
|1997
|[[Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China|Chinese National Games]]
|[[Shanghai]], China
|10th
|[[Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China|Marathon]]
|2:32:43
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|rowspan=2|[[2001 National Games of the People's Republic of China|Chinese National Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Guangdong]], China
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 2001 National Games of China|5000 m]]
|15:02.70
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2001 National Games of China|10,000 m]]
|31:49.47
|-
|[[Beijing Marathon]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|11th
|Marathon
|2:29:16
|-
|2002
|Beijing Marathon
|[[Beijing]], China
|bgcolor="silver"  | 2nd
|Marathon
|2:21:21
|-
|2003
|Beijing Marathon
|[[Beijing]], China
|bgcolor="gold"  | 1st
|Marathon
|2:19:39 {{AthAbbr|AR|Asian}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|Beijing Marathon
|Beijing, China
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Marathon
|2:21:01
|-bgcolor=#F6CECE
|[[Athletics at the 2009 National Games of China|Chinese National Games]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|DQ
|10,000 m
|Originally 2nd
|}

==See also==
*[[List of doping cases in athletics]]
*[[China at the World Championships in Athletics]]

==References==
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==External links==
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