Li Yanfeng
{{Short description|Chinese discus thrower (born 1979)}}
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| nationality = Chinese
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| birth_place = Heilongjiang, China
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2012 London |Discus throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold |2011 Daegu|Discus throw}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2010 Guangzhou|Discus throw}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2002 Colombo|Discus throw}}
{{Medal|Gold|2003 Manila|Discus throw}}
{{Medal|Silver|2007 Amman|Discus throw}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2000 Jakarta|Discus throw}}
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Li Yanfeng ({{zh|s=李艳凤|t=李艷鳳|p=Lǐ Yànfèng}}, born May 15, 1979) is a Chinese discus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.
{{cite web
| title = Athletics-Li wins China's first discus world title – Yahoo! Eurosport
| url = http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/28082011/2/athletics-li-wins-china-first-discus-world-title.html
| accessdate = 2011-08-28
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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.[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=W/location=O/recordsType=AR/eventCatCode=/junior=N/area=ASI/index.html Area Outdoor Records – Women – Asia] – IAAF.org
Achievements
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1999
|19th (q) |
2000
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
2001
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
rowspan=2|2002
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
World Cup
|4th |
rowspan=3|2003
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
Asian Championships
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
Afro-Asian Games
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
2004
|8th |
2007
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
2008
|7th |
2009
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |64.66 m |
rowspan=2|2010
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
Asian Games
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
2011
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |
2012
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
- 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
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|BLR}} Iryna Yatchenko|title=Women's Discus Best Year Performance|years=2009|after={{flagicon|GER}} Nadine Müller}}
{{succession box|before={{flagicon|GER}} Nadine Müller|title=Women's Discus Best Year Performance|years=2011|after={{flagicon|CRO}} Sandra Perković}}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Chinese female discus throwers
Category:Olympic athletes for China
Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Athletes from Heilongjiang
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for China
Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for China
Category:IAAF Continental Cup winners
Category:World Athletics Championships winners
Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Category:Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Category:Diamond League winners
Category:21st-century Chinese sportswomen
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