Li Ling (shot putter)

Not to be confused with Li Ling (pole vaulter).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden.

Li Ling

Personal information
Born	(1985-02-07) February 7, 1985 (age 39)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Women's athletics
Event	Shot put
Coached by	Cong Yuzhen Kirsten Hellier
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  China Olympic Games 2012 London Shot put World Championships 2007 Osaka Shot put Asian Games 2006 Doha Shot put 2010 Guangzhou Shot put Asian Championships 2005 Incheon Shot put

She initially finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test.^[1] On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failed anti-doping test, Li was thus awarded the Bronze medal.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  China
2004	Asian Junior Championships	Ipoh, Malaysia	1st	16.08 m
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	18.04 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	18.20 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	13th (q)	16.94 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	5th	19.05 m
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	18.42 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	19.38 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	13th (q)	17.76 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	14th	17.94 m
2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	1st	17.95 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	1st	19.94 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	4th	19.71 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	3rd	19.63 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	6th	18.39 m

References

1. "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". Olympic News. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
2. "IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". Olympic News. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.