Huang Zhihong

Huang Zhihong (simplified Chinese: 黄志红; traditional Chinese: 黃志紅; pinyin: Huáng Zhìhóng); born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  China
1986 Asian Games Seoul, South Korea 1st 17.51 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 11th 19.35 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 8th 19.82 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 20.25 m
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 1st 20.56 m
Asian Championships New Delhi, India 1st 19.69 m
World Cup Barcelona, Spain 1st 20.73 m[1]
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd 20.50 m
Asian Games Beijing, China 2nd 20.46 m
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 20.33 m
Asian Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 17.51 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st 20.83 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 2nd 20.47 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 20.57 m
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 2nd 20.08 m
World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 19.45 m[1]
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 20.04 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 18.67 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 4th 19.15 m

See also

References
  1. Representing Asia


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