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Chinese discus thrower (born 1979)
Li Yanfeng
Li Yanfeng during 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1979-05-15) May 15, 1979 (age 45)
Heilongjiang, China
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Achievements and titles
World finals
Personal best
  • Discus Throw: 67.98 (2011)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Discus throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Daegu Discus throw
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Discus throw
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Colombo Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2003 Manila Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2007 Amman Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta Discus throw
Li Yanfeng
Traditional Chinese李艷鳳
Simplified Chinese李艳凤
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Yànfèng
Wade–GilesLi Yenfeng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLei5 Jim6fung6
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Yanfeng (simplified Chinese: 李艳凤; traditional Chinese: 李艷鳳; pinyin: Lǐ Yànfèng, born May 15, 1979) is a Chinese discus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.

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.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  China
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 19th (q) 59.47 m
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd 57.52 m
2001 Universiade Beijing, China 2nd 60.50 m
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st 60.06 m
World Cup Madrid, Spain 4th 59.89 m
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 2nd 61.12 m
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st 61.87 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 2nd 60.42 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th 61.05 m
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 2nd 61.13 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th 60.68 m
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong 1st 64.66 m
2010 Continental Cup Split, Croatia 1st 63.79 m
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 1st 66.18 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st 66.52 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 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

  1. "Athletics-Li wins China's first discus world title – Yahoo! Eurosport". Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  2. Area Outdoor Records – Women – Asia – IAAF.org

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded byBelarus Iryna Yatchenko Women's Discus Best Year Performance
2009 		Succeeded byGermany Nadine Müller
Preceded byGermany Nadine Müller Women's Discus Best Year Performance
2011 		Succeeded byCroatia Sandra Perković
World champions in women's discus throw
IAAF World / Continental Cup 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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