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Chinese discus thrower (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Feng Bin (simplified Chinese: 冯彬; traditional Chinese: 馮彬; pinyin: Féng Bīn, born 3 April 1994) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal best is 69.12 m (226 ft 9+1⁄4 in), set in 2022 World Athletics Championships to win the world title.[2] She was the 2016 winner of the Chinese Athletics Championships.[3]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Chinese |
Born | Penglai District, China | April 3, 1994
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Discus throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Discus throw: 69.12 m (2022) |
She began discus throwing in her early teens and competed at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2011, placing fourth.[4] Feng broke through at senior level with a gold medal win at the 2015 Military World Games in a personal best of 62.07 m.[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was one of three Chinese throwers to make the discus final, alongside medallist Su Xinyue and Chen Yang.[6]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 4th | Discus throw | 51.25 m |
2015 | Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | 1st | Discus throw | 62.07 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | Discus throw | 63.06 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Discus throw | 61.56 m |
2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Discus throw | 64.25 m |
2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Discus throw | 65.36 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | Discus throw | 62.48 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (q) | Discus throw | 60.45 m |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 1st | Discus throw | 69.12 m |
2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | Discus throw | 66.42 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Discus throw | 68.20 m | |
Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 1st | Discus throw | 67.93 m | |
2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | Discus throw | 67.51 m |
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