Li_Lingwei_(javelin_thrower)
Li Lingwei (javelin thrower)
Chinese javelin thrower
Li Lingwei (Chinese: 李玲蔚; pinyin: Lǐ Língwèi; born January 26, 1989, in Binzhou) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the javelin throw.
In 2017 she set a new personal best of 66.25 m at the 2017 World Championship in London.[1] It was more than a metre further than her previous personal best.[1]
In 2017 she represented her country in India at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw. She took the gold medal with a throw over 63 m beating Dilhani Lekamge of Sri Lanka who had a throw of over 57 metres.[2] She beat her former training partner Nadeeka Lakmali.[3] Li's throw of 63.06 m was a new championship record.[4]
She has held the Asian area women's javelin record.[5] She also set a then meet record of 60.65 m, at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championship in Pune.[citation needed] She won the 12th Chinese National Games in 2013 with a throw of 63.06 m, a season's best.[6] She won the 2014 Chinese National Championships with a throw of 62.56 m, again a season's best.[7]
