{{Short description|Chinese sprinter (born 1982)}} {{family name hatnote|Hu|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox sportsperson |birth_date=4 August 1982 |birth_place= |medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}} {{MedalGold | 2005 Izmir | 100 m }} }}
'''Hu Kai''' ({{lang-zh|s=胡凯|t=胡凱|p=Hú Kǎi}}; born 4 August 1982 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.<ref name="beijing">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/236177.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909043717/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/236177.shtml |archive-date=2008-09-09 |title=Athlete biography: Hu Kai |website=beijing2008.cn |access-date=August 26, 2008}}</ref> As of 2008, he was pursuing an advanced degree in management.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-08/15/content_6940456.htm Losing Chinese sprinter eyes on team relay]</ref> His personal best time is 10.24 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Beijing. In the 200 metres he has 20.57 seconds, achieved in April 2006 in Chongqing.
He won the 100 metres race at the 2005 Summer Universiade. In the 4 × 100 metres relay he finished fourth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 4th in his heat, normally resulting in elimination. However his time of 10.39 was the 8th fastest losing time, which was enough to earn a spot in the second round. There he had no chance of advancing to the semi-finals as his time of 10.40 seconds was the eighth and final time of the heat.<ref name="beijing"/> Together with Wen Yongyi, Zhang Peimeng and Lu Bin he also competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Jamaica, Canada and Germany. Their time of 39.13 was the eighth fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they were however disqualified and placed at the eighth position.<ref name="beijing"/>
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==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *[http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/639 Team China 2008] {{Footer Universiade Champions 100m Men}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hu, Kai}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Chinese men sprinters Category:Olympic athletes for China Category:Athletes from Qingdao Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for China Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for China Category:Runners from Shandong Category:Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Category:Chinese Athletics Championships winners Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Medalists at the 2009 East Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2005 East Asian Games
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