Li Yanfeng
Chinese discus thrower (born 1979)
- 2011 World Championships: 66.52 – Gold
- Discus Throw: 67.98 (2011)
Medal record
Representing  China | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2012 London | Discus |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2011 Daegu | Discus |
| Asian Games | ||
| 2010 Guangzhou | Discus |
| Li Yanfeng | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 李艷鳳 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李艳凤 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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
External links
- Li Yanfeng at World Athletics
- Li Yanfeng at Diamond League
- Li Yanfeng at Olympics.com
- Li Yanfeng at Olympedia
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2009 | Succeeded by Nadine Müller |
| Preceded by Nadine Müller | Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2011 | Succeeded by |
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World champions in women's discus throw
- 1983:
Martina Opitz (GDR) - 1987: Martina Hellmann (GDR)
- 1991:
Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) - 1993:
Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) - 1995:
Ellina Zvereva (BLR) - 1997:
Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) - 1999:
Franka Dietzsch (GER) - 2001: Ellina Zvereva (BLR)
- 2003: Iryna Yatchenko (BLR)
- 2005: Franka Dietzsch (GER)
- 2007: Franka Dietzsch (GER)
- 2009:
Dani Samuels (AUS) - 2011:
Li Yanfeng (CHN) - 2013:
Sandra Perković (CRO) - 2015:
Denia Caballero (CUB) - 2017: Sandra Perković (CRO)
- 2019: Yaime Pérez (CUB)
- 2022: Feng Bin (CHN)
- 2023:
Laulauga Tausaga (USA)
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