Li Yanfeng
 Li Yanfeng during 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 15, 1979 Heilongjiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals |
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| Personal best |
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Medal record
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| Li Yanfeng | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Yànfèng |
| Wade–Giles | Li Yenfeng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Lei5 Jim6fung6 |
Li Yanfeng (
Chinese discus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.[1]
Her personal best throw is 67.98 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Schönebeck. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  China
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| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain
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19th (q) | 59.47 m |
| 2000 | Asian Championships
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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3rd | 57.52 m |
| 2001 | Universiade | China
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2nd | 60.50 m |
| 2002 | Asian Championships
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Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 60.06 m |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 59.89 m
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| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 61.12 m |
Asian Championships
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Manila, Philippines | 1st | 61.87 m | |
| Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India
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2nd | 60.42 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th | 61.05 m |
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan
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2nd | 61.13 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
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7th | 60.68 m |
| 2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong | 1st | 64.66 m |
| 2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 1st | 63.79 m
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| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China
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1st | 66.18 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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1st | 66.52 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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2nd | 67.22 m |
- Li originally finished 3rd in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but she moved up a position after Darya Pishchalnikova was disqualified for testing positive for the anabolic steroid oxandrolone.
See also
References
- ^ "Athletics-Li wins China's first discus world title – Yahoo! Eurosport". Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ Area Outdoor Records – Women – Asia – IAAF.org
External links
- Li Yanfeng at World Athletics
- Li Yanfeng at Diamond League
- Li Yanfeng at Olympics.com
- Li Yanfeng at Olympedia
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