Li Ling (pole vaulter)

Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 6 July 1989 in Puyang, Henan) is a Chinese athlete, who specialises in the pole vault.

Not to be confused with Li Ling (shot putter).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Ling
Personal information
Born (1989-07-06) July 6, 1989
Puyang, Henan
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole Vault
Updated on 6 August 2012.

She competed at the 2006 World Junior Championships, but no-heighted in the final. She achieved indoor and outdoor personal bests in 2008, clearing 4.45 metres indoors in Beijing in February and repeating the feat outdoors two months later in Hangzhou.

She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics but her mark of 4.15 m in the qualifying round was not enough to progress to the final. She fared better at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but her season's best mark of 4.40 m was ten centimetres off making the final competition.

She matched her personal best to take the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games. The vault was one centimetre off Zhang Yingning's Asian record in the event.[1]

On September 8, 2013, she achieved a new Asian record at the Chinese National Games in Shenyang, China with 4.65 m.[2]

Since then Li had achieved Asian record in women's pole vault for another 3 times —— first time was 2015 Asian Athletics Championships in Wuhan which she raised her record by one centimeter to 4.66m, second time was 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha she became the first Asian female pole vaulter to cross the height of 4.70m, last time in 2019 Diamond League Shanghai she finished second with 4.72m, a record that stands till now.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  China
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 1st (q) 4.00 m[3]
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan – NM
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 27th (q) 4.15 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 6th 4.30 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (q) 4.40 m
Asian Indoor Games Hanoi, Vietnam 1st 4.45 m
East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 2nd 4.05 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (q) 4.20 m
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 2nd 4.30 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 2nd 4.30 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China – NM
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 29th (q) 4.25 m
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 1st 4.50 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 30th (q) 4.25 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 1st 4.54 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 11th 4.45 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 4.35 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 4.66 m AR
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st 4.45 m
World Championships Beijing, China 9th 4.60 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 4.70 m AR
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16th (q) 4.55 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd 4.20 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 4.60 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 4.61 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th 4.50 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – NM
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 4.60 m
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st 4.66 m
World Championships Budapest,Hungary 13th (q) 4.60 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st 4.63 m

Personal bests
Event Best (m) Venue Date
Pole vault (outdoor)4.72 (AR)Shanghai, China18 May 2019
Pole vault (indoor)4.70 (AR)Doha, Qatar19 February 2016
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

References
  1. Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-10-31). Li Ling's vault victory and Huong's 60m triumph highlight opening day of Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. Mirko Jalava (2013-09-08). "Chinese National Games begin with Asian pole vault record". IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  3. No mark in the final


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