Li Ling (; born 7 February 1985) is a
Chinese
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shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
ter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden.
She initially finished fifth at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner,
Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test. On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced
Yevgeniya Kolodko
Yevgeniya Nikolayevna Kolodko (russian: Евгения Николаевна Колодко; born 22 July 1990) is a retired Russian shot putter.
Career
Kolodko was initially awarded the bronze medal in the shot put competition at the 2012 Summ ...
, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, failed anti-doping test, Li was thus awarded the Bronze medal.
International competitions
References
1985 births
Living people
Chinese female shot putters
Olympic athletes for China
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
21st-century Chinese women
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