Li Yanfeng (, born May 15, 1979) is a Chinese discus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.
Her personal best throw is 67.98 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Schönebeck. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.Area Outdoor Records – Women – Asia – IAAF.org
Achievements Representing 1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain19th (q)59.47 m2000Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd57.52 m2001UniversiadeBeijing, China 2nd60.50 m2002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka 1st60.06 mWorld CupMadrid, Spain4th59.89 m2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea 2nd61.12 mAsian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines 1st61.87 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India 2nd60.42 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece8th61.05 m2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 2nd61.13 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China7th60.68 m2009East Asian GamesHong Kong 1st64.66 m2010Continental CupSplit, Croatia 1st63.79 mAsian GamesGuangzhou, China 1st66.18 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea 1st66.52 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom 2nd67.22 m Li originally finished 3rd in the 2012 Summer Olympics, but she moved up a position after Darya Pishchalnikova was disqualified for testing positive for the anabolic steroid oxandrolone.
See also China at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Athletics
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