Huang Zhihong (); born May 7, 1965) is a Chinese former shot put athlete. An Olympic silver medalist and a two-time world champion, she was the first Asian to win a title at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.
Achievements Representing 1986Asian GamesSeoul, South Korea 1st17.51 m1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy11th19.35 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea8th19.82 m1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 2nd20.25 mUniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany 1st20.56 mAsian ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India 1st19.69 mWorld CupBarcelona, Spain 1st20.73 mRepresenting Asia1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 2nd20.50 mAsian GamesBeijing, China 2nd20.46 m1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 2nd20.33 mAsian ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st17.51 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 1st20.83 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 2nd20.47 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 1st20.57 m1994Goodwill GamesSaint Petersburg, Russia 2nd20.08 mWorld CupLondon, United Kingdom 1st19.45 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2nd20.04 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th18.67 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th19.15 m
See also China at the World Championships in Athletics
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