Career
She represented China at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and has appeared twice at the Asian Games (2006, 2010). Hailing from Anhui Province, she began long jumping at national level in 2002 and her first major competition was the 10th Chinese Games in 2005, where she ranked thirteenth. On her global championship debut in Osaka, she finished ninth in the qualifying round.
Chen was the bronze medallist at the Good Luck Beijing test event, but did not go on to compete at the main competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Her 2009 season began with an indoor personal best of 6.57 m on the Chinese circuit. She secured another national title outdoors in May and was one of the favourites for the 11th Chinese National Games.
Her year"s best jump came in Jinan in October, clearing 6.58 m, but she did not manage to reach this form at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships, where she had to settle for silver behind Filipino Marestella Torres. She attempted a title defence at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games, but again she did not produce a strong performance and her jump of 6.27 m left her out of the medals in fourth place.
She also competed at collegiate level that year, coming sixth at the 2009 Summer Universiade.
Chen failed to clear six metres at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, but this was still sufficient for a runner-up finish in a below-standard competition. She was selected to represent China at the 2010 Asian Games, but managed only tenth place in the women"s long jump competition.