Li Tong (; born 8 October 1988) is a Chinese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. She won a gold medal in the K1 event at the

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, and a silver in the same event in

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near

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. Tong finished in 5th place in the K1 team event at the 2018 World Championships in

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. She earned her best senior world championship result, of 12th, at the 2015 World Championships in

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. Li competed at the

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, after China secured a quota as the 18th placed NOC at the 2019 World Championships.Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
/ref> She finished 20th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.

World Cup individual podiums

¹ Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points :

² Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

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* 1988 births Living people Chinese female canoeists Sportspeople from Nantong People from Rugao Olympic canoeists for China Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in canoeing Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Canoeists at the 2014 Asian Games Canoeists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games {{PRChina-canoe-bio-stub