Shen Lijuan

Shen Lijuan (; born 4 July 1958) is a Chinese female former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.Shen Lijuan. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-09. She is a three-time Asian champion and a former Asian record holder for the event.Libert Bell Track and Field Classic. The Gettysburg Times, pg. 11 (1980-07-18). Retrieved on 2016-04-09.

Shen was the first Chinese woman to have international success in the shot put. Her games record throw of to win the gold medal at the 1978 Asian Games made her the first Chinese to take the title and she achieved the same feat at the 1979 Asian Athletics Championships with a championship record of a year later. She was the first woman to throw beyond seventeen metres at either event.Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-09.Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-09.

She missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to China's 1980 Olympic boycott, but she competed at the alternative Liberty Bell Classic held in the United States and won that event with a throw of .Olympic Boycott Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-09. This standard was far short of the Eastern European woman who reached the podium at the Moscow Games.Olympic Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-09. Shen remained at the top of her field at continental level, retaining her Asian gold medal at the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships and improving her championship record to . He rise of national rival Li Meisu saw her fall back into the silver medal position at the 1982 Asian Games, however, as Li broke Shen's former record.Redmond, Ron (1982-11-27). Japan and South Korea made waves in swimming and.... UPI. Retrieved on 2016-04-09. In her last major appearance (and first global one) she was eliminated in qualifying at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.Lijuan Shen. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-09.

At national level, Shen won the shot put at the 1979 National Games of China with a meet record of .Chinese Championships and Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-09.

International competitions 1978Asian GamesBangkok, Thailand1st17.70 m1979Asian ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan1st17.48 m1980Liberty Bell ClassicPhiladelphia, United States1st17.09 m1981Asian ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan1st17.75 m1982Asian GamesNew Delhi, India2nd17.25 m1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th (q)16.99 m

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