Li Yanxi (; born June 26, 1984, in Shijiazhuang,

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er. He won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and won the

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. His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, also the current Asian record, achieved in the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan.

Competition record

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* 1984 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for China Sportspeople from Shijiazhuang Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Hebei Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Competitors at the 2003 Summer Universiade Chinese Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub