Huang Zhihong
Chinese shot putter
Huang Zhihong (simplified Chinese: 黄志红; traditional Chinese: 黃志紅; pinyin: Huáng Zhìhóng); born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.
Achievements
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References
- ^ a b Representing Asia
External links
- Huang Zhihong at World Athletics
- Huang Zhihong at Olympics.com
- Huang Zhihong at Olympedia
- Huang Zhihong at the Chinese Olympic Committee
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World champions in women's shot put
- 1983: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1987: Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
- 1991: Huang Zhihong (CHN)
- 1993: Huang Zhihong (CHN)
- 1995: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1997: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1999: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 2001: Yanina Karolchyk (BLR)
- 2003: Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
- 2005: Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)
- 2007: Valerie Vili (NZL)
- 2009: Valerie Vili (NZL)
- 2011: Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2013: Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2015: Christina Schwanitz (GER)
- 2017: Gong Lijiao (CHN)
- 2019: Gong Lijiao (CHN)
- 2022: Chase Ealey (USA)
- 2023: Chase Ealey (USA)
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