Background
Xing was born to family of farmers in Hanting, Weifang, Shandong.
邢慧娜
Xing was born to family of farmers in Hanting, Weifang, Shandong.
Standing 1.66 m tall and weighing 50 kg (110 lb), she began training at Weifang City Sport School, coached by Chi Yuzhai. She joined the Shandong Sport Technology Institute in 1999, coached by Yin Yanqin. She was selected into national team in 2002 after running 4:10.43 in 1500 m and 14:56.15 in 5000 m in 2001 Chinese National Games.
In national team, she was coached by Wang Dexian.
In 2003, she came in 7th and broke the World Junior Record (30:3155) in the memorable race of 10,000m at Saint-Denis World Championships. The record was broken by Linet Masai of Kenya at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
She overtook Ethiopian Ejagayehu Dibaba in the final straight to break the monopoly of Ethiopians. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, she placed 5th in women"s 5000 m (14:4364) and 4th in women"s 10,000 m (30:2718).
She decided not to compete at the 2009 National Games of China in 2009 due to a persistent leg injury.
The combination of the injury and her long period away from competition raised speculation that her professional career was finished at the age of 26. 1500 m: 4:09.01 (2003)
5000 m: 14:43.64 (2005)
10,000 m: 30:24.36 (2004)
Her unofficial 1500 m personal best is 4:03.00 created in 2005 National Games of China.