Li Shaojie (; born November 26, 1975) is a male

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er. His personal best throw is 65.16 metres, achieved in May 1996 in

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. This is the current Chinese record. In 1998 he won the

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and the

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, and was selected to represent Asia at the 1998 World Cup where he finished seventh. He finished ninth at the 1999 World Championships.1999 World Championships Official Results - Discus Throw - Men - Final
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* 1975 births Living people Chinese male discus throwers Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for China Asian Games gold medalists for China People from Penglai, Shandong Sportspeople from Yantai Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Chinese people Chinese Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub