Li Ling (shot putter)

Not to be confused with Li Ling (pole vaulter).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Ling
Personal information
Born (1985-02-07) February 7, 1985 (age 39)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWomen's athletics
EventShot put
Coached byCong Yuzhen
Kirsten Hellier
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Shot put
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Osaka Shot put
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Shot put
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Incheon Shot put

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.

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]

  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.