Li Ling (shot putter)

Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden.

Not to be confused with Li Ling (pole vaulter).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Ling
Personal information
Born (1985-02-07) February 7, 1985
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)Shot put
Coached byCong Yuzhen
Kirsten Hellier
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonShot put
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 OsakaShot put
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 DohaShot put
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouShot put

She initially finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test.[1] On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failed anti-doping test, Li was thus awarded the Bronze medal.[2]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  China
2004 Asian Junior Championships Ipoh, Malaysia 1st 16.08 m
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 3rd 18.04 m
Asian Indoor Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 18.20 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 13th (q) 16.94 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 5th 19.05 m
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 1st 18.42 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 3rd 19.38 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 13th (q) 17.76 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 14th 17.94 m
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 1st 17.95 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 1st 19.94 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 4th 19.71 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 3rd 19.63 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 6th 18.39 m

References
  1. "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". Olympic News. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". Olympic News. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.


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