Li Ling (shot putter)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | February 7, 1985 |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Sport | Women's athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Coached by | Cong Yuzhen Kirsten Hellier |
Medal record |
Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden.
She initially finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test.[1] On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failed anti-doping test, Li was thus awarded the Bronze medal.[2]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing China | ||||
2004 | Asian Junior Championships | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1st | 16.08 m |
2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | 18.04 m |
Asian Indoor Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 18.20 m | |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (q) | 16.94 m |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 5th | 19.05 m | |
Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 18.42 m | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 19.38 m |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 13th (q) | 17.76 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 14th | 17.94 m | |
2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 1st | 17.95 m |
2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 19.94 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 19.71 m |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 19.63 m |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | 18.39 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". Olympic News. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". Olympic News. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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