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Zhang Li (javelin thrower, born 1961)

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Name
  
Zhang Li


Role
  
Track and field athlete

Zhang Li (Chinese: 张丽; pinyin: Zhāng Lì; born 26 June 1961) is a former track and field athlete from China, who competed for her native country in the women's javelin throw event. She was a gold medallist at the 1990 Asian Games and the 1993 Asian Athletics Championships. Her winning throw of 66.00 m (216 ft 614 in) at the former event was a Games record and remains the best mark using the old javelin design.

Zhang twice competed for Asia at the IAAF World Cup and was a silver medallist in 1989. She represented her home area of Tianjin at the 1993 National Games of China and was runner-up to Ha Xiaoyan.

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