Yu Xin (born 23 February 1977) is a retired female discus thrower from PR China. Her personal best throw was 64.90 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Jinzhou. She also has 19.32 metres in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. She won the 1998 Asian Championships and finished thirteenth at the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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* 1977 births Living people Chinese female discus throwers Chinese female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for China Asian Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub