Luan Zhili
Encyclopedia
Luan Zhili is a female discus throw
er from PR China. She finished ninth at the 1997 World Championships
and won the 1998 Asian Games
, the latter in a personal best throw of 63.43 metres. 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 from PR China. She finished ninth at the 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
and won the 1998 Asian Games
Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games
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, the latter in a personal best throw of 63.43 metres. 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | East Asian Games Athletics at the 1997 East Asian Games At the 1997 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Busan Gudeok Stadium in Busan, South Korea between 10–19 May. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes.... |
Busan, South Korea | 2nd | 61.94 m |