Shen Shengfei (born 21 January 1981 in Ningbo, Zhejiang) is a retired

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athlete competing in the

heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

. She represented her country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

finishing 27th. She is the heptathlon World Junior Champion from 1998. Her personal best in the heptathlon is 6263 points from 2001. Her 6185 score, set at the National Games of China before she turned 17, is not recognized by the

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as a World Youth Best, but is a superior score to the 5991 points by

Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova (russian: Татьяна Серге́евна Чернова; born 29 January 1988 in Krasnodar) is a Russian former heptathlete. She was originally awarded the bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics befo ...

that is currently recognized.

Competition record

References

1981 births Living people Chinese heptathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for China Sportspeople from Ningbo Athletes from Zhejiang Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Chinese Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub