Zhang Li (; born 17 January 1989 in
Jiangxi
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...
) is a female
Chinese
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javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
er. Her personal best throw is 65.47 metres, achieved in September 2014 in
Incheon
Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...
.
Biography
She won the
2005 World Youth Championships, finished fifth at the
2005 Asian Championships, fourth at the
2006 World Junior Championships, fourth at the
2008 World Junior Championships and tenth at the
2008 Olympic Games
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
. She won the silver medal in the
women's javelin throw event at the
2009 East Asian Games )
, Host city = Hong Kong
, Teams participating = 9
, Athletes participating = 2,377
, Events = 262 events in 22 sports
, Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009
, Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009
, Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...
held in Hong Kong.
Achievements
References
Team China 2008
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Chinese female javelin throwers
Athletes from Jiangxi
Olympic athletes for China
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for China
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
21st-century Chinese women
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