Li_Xiaoxue

Li Xiaoxue

Li Xiaoxue

Chinese hammer thrower

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Xiaoxue (born 11 January 1980) is a Chinese former track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. Her highest achievement was a gold medal at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships, which she won with a throw of 59.02 m (193 ft 7+1⁄2 in).[1] She succeeded her compatriot Gu Yuan with that title and started a long period of Chinese dominance in that event.[2] Li placed third at the 2001 National Games of China, finishing behind Gu and Liu Yinghui.[3]

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Li holds a personal best of 65.67 m (215 ft 5+1⁄4 in), which she set in Shanghai on 13 June 2003 in her last season of top level competition.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Alexander, Paul (2000-08-27). China and Japan quickly jump to top of medals chart. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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    Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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    Jalava, Mirko (2001-11-21). Three Asian records fall at Chinese National Games. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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    Xiaoxue Li. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
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