Born in Shandong, Wang emerged as a national level walker while still a teenager.

In 2002, she ranked in the top five over both walk distance at the national championships.

[1] Her first major international competition was the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

There she entered the women's 20 km walk final and won the gold medal with a time of 1:33:40 hours.

[2] Her time was also the fastest ever recorded in South Korea – an achievement which stood until the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was contested in Daegu nine years later.