Wang Lina (; born February 28, 1983, in

Benxi Benxi (, ) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, south-southeast of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,326,018 (1,709,538 in 2010) whom 809,655 ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

) is a

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. Wang won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, and competed at the

2004 Olympic Games 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), ...

without reaching the final. In 2005, she tested positive for the banned substance norandrosterone.Athletes Sanctioned for a Doping Offence Committed During 2005
- IAAF.org She was suspended from the sport between August 2005 and August 2007. Her personal best jump is 6.72 metres, achieved in July 2004 in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

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* 1983 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Chinese female long jumpers Chinese sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics Olympic athletes for China People from Benxi Athletes from Liaoning 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub

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