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Nationality
  
Chinese

Weight
  
93 kg

Height
  
1.79 m

Name
  
Li Yanfeng


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Born
  
May 15, 1979 (age 44) (
1979-05-15
)
Heilongjiang, China

World finals
  
2011 World Championships: 66.52 – Gold

Personal best(s)
  
Discus Throw: 67.98 (2011)

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Similar People
  
Darya Pishchalnikova, Yarelys Barrios, Sandra Perkovic

Education
  
Tianjin Normal University

Li Yanfeng


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.

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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.

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Achievements

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  • 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.

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    References

    Li Yanfeng Wikipedia
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