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Chinese discus thrower (born 1994)
Feng Bin
Feng Bin at the 2022 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994 (age 30)
Penglai District, China
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus throw: 69.12 m (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Discus throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Discus throw
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Discus throw

Feng Bin (simplified Chinese: 冯彬; traditional Chinese: 馮彬; pinyin: Féng Bīn, born 3 April 1994) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal best is 69.12 m (226 ft 9+1⁄4 in), set in 2022 World Athletics Championships to win the world title. She was the 2016 winner of the Chinese Athletics Championships.

She began discus throwing in her early teens and competed at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2011, placing fourth. Feng broke through at senior level with a gold medal win at the 2015 Military World Games in a personal best of 62.07 m. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was one of three Chinese throwers to make the discus final, alongside medallist Su Xinyue and Chen Yang.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 4th Discus throw 51.25 m
2015 Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st Discus throw 62.07 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th Discus throw 63.06 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th Discus throw 61.56 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Discus throw 64.25 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Discus throw 65.36 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th Discus throw 62.48 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (q) Discus throw 60.45 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 1st Discus throw 69.12 m
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st Discus throw 66.42 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Discus throw 68.20 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st Discus throw 67.93 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd Discus throw 67.51 m

References

  1. ^ Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2016-05-21). Wlodarczyk throws world-leading 79.48m in Halle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  4. Bin Feng. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  5. Mills, Steven (2015-10-08). Mixed fortunes for world champions at World Military Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  6. China makes new Olympic breakthroughs in field sports. China Daily (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.

External links

World champions in women's discus throw
Asian Games champions in women's discus throw
Asian Athletics Champions in women's discus throw
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