Li Yanfeng
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Li Yanfeng is a Chinese discus throw
er. 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.
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er. Li won China's first discus world title.
Her personal best throw is 67.98 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Schönebeck
Schönebeck
Schönebeck is a town in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. 14 km southeast of Magdeburg.-International relations:Schönebeck is twinned with:...
. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling
Xiao Yanling
Xiao Yanling is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 71.68 metres, achieved in March 1992 in Beijing. This is the current Asian record....
with 71.68 metres.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Asian Championships 2000 Asian Championships in Athletics - Men :- Women :-Medals table:-External links:*... |
Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 57.52 m |
| 2001 | Universiade Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade At the 2001 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country, China, took the most gold medals and the most medals overall . The United States were a close... |
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2nd | 60.50 m |
| 2002 | Asian Championships 2002 Asian Championships in Athletics - Men :- Women :- Medal table :-External links:*... |
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1st | 60.06 m |
| World Cup 2002 IAAF World Cup The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta... |
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4th | 59.89 m | |
| 2003 | Asian Championships 2003 Asian Championships in Athletics The 15th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Manila, The Philippines in 2003.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :-External links:*... |
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1st | 61.87 m |
| Universiade Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics... |
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2nd | 61.12 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
9th | 61.05 m |
| 2010 | Continental Cup 2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 2008 when the IAAF revamped the competition format... |
Split, Croatia | 1st | 63.79 m |
| 2011 | World Championships 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.... |
Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 66.52 m |