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Li Yanfeng
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Li Yanfeng during 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu
Personal information
Nationality Chinese
Born (1979-05-15) May 15, 1979 (age 45)
Heilongjiang, China
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2011 World Championships: 66.52 – Gold
Personal best(s)
  • Discus Throw: 67.98 (2011)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London Discus throw
World Championships
Gold 2011 Daegu Discus throw
Asian Games
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Discus throw
Asian Championships
Gold 2002 Colombo Discus throw
Gold 2003 Manila Discus throw
Silver 2007 Amman Discus throw
Bronze 2000 Jakarta Discus throw
Li Yanfeng
Traditional Chinese 李艷鳳
Simplified Chinese 李艳凤
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Yànfèng
Wade–Giles Li Yenfeng
Yue: Cantonese
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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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Li Yanfeng para niños

  • China at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Athletics
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