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Li Lingwei (javelin thrower)

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Li Lingwei
Personal information
Born (1989-01-26) January 26, 1989 (age 35)
Binzhou
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Javelin throw
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Lingwei (Chinese: 李玲蔚; pinyin: Lǐ Língwèi; born January 26, 1989, in Binzhou) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the javelin throw.

In 2017 she set a new personal best of 66.25 m at the 2017 World Championship in London.[1] It was more than a metre further than her previous personal best.[1]

In 2017 she represented her country in India at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw. She took the gold medal with a throw over 63 m beating Dilhani Lekamge of Sri Lanka who had a throw of over 57 metres.[2] She beat her former training partner Nadeeka Lakmali.[3] Li's throw of 63.06 m was a new championship record.[4]

She has held the Asian area women's javelin record.[5] She also set a then meet record of 60.65 m, at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championship in Pune.[citation needed] She won the 12th Chinese National Games in 2013 with a throw of 63.06 m, a season's best.[6] She won the 2014 Chinese National Championships with a throw of 62.56 m, again a season's best.[7]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  China
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 8th 54.26 m
2008 Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 54.72 m
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 59.25 m
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 2nd 55.13 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 3rd 57.51 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 30th (q) 56.50 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 60.65 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 61.30 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 2nd 61.43 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th 64.10 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (q) 60.91 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 1st 63.06 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 66.25 m

References

  1. ^ a b "IAAF: Report: women's javelin final – IAAF World Championships London 2017| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. ^ Results Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Odisha 2017, Retrieved 21 July 2017
  3. ^ Dilhani turns Tables, CeylonToday, Retrieved 21 July 2017
  4. ^ "IAAF: Hadadi wins fifth Asian discus title in Bhubaneswar| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  5. ^ "IAAF: Four more gold medals and two championship records for China at Asian Champs| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  6. ^ "IAAF: Chinese National Games end with exciting Triple Jump contests| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  7. ^ "IAAF: Xie breaks Chinese 200m record at National Championships as domestic season closes| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-11-18.


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