Li Yanfeng during 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | (1979-05-15)May 15, 1979 (age 46) Heilongjiang, China |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |
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| Personalbest |
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| 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 aChinesediscus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.[1]
Her personal best throw is 67.98 metres, achieved in June 2011 inSchönebeck. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held byXiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by | Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2011 | Succeeded by |
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