Li Yanfeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Yanfeng
Li Yanfeng during 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1979-05-15) May 15, 1979
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

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.[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
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
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