Xu Shaoyang (born 9 February 1983) is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best is 63.29 metres, achieved in October 2008 in Shijiazhuang.
She was born in Shandong. She was very successful as a teenager, as she won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. Her personal best as a teenager was 62.54 metres, achieved in October 2002 in Bangkok.
In 2003, she won the bronze medals at the 2003 Asian Championships and at the 2003 Summer Universiade. At the 2007 Asian Championships she won the gold medal. She also competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
Competition record Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile 1st54.41 m2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica 2nd57.87 m2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea 3rd58.64 mAsian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines 3rd58.13 m2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 1st61.30 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13th (q)61.02 mEast Asian GamesHong Kong 2nd56.04 m
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