Born in Qingdao, Shandong province, Wang Xiuting rose to prominence with a victory in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul.

[2] Wang made her track debut at the global level later that year at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics – she came seventh in the 10,000 m but didn't get past the heats of the 3000 metres.

[4] She took the silver medal at that year's IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships, finishing behind Ingrid Kristiansen.

[1] The highlight of her career came at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, where she won the 10,000 m bronze medal, finishing after Liz McColgan and Zhong.

Her final major appearances came in 1993: she was the runner-up at the Beijing Marathon behind Li Yemei,[8] and won another 10,000 m silver behind Zhong, this time at the inaugural East Asian Games.