Li Ling (pole vaulter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1989 Puyang, Henan, China |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole Vault |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 6 August 2012 | |
Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 6 July 1989) is a Chinese athlete, who specialises in the pole vault.
She competed at the 2006 World Junior Championships, but no-heighted in the final. She achieved indoor and outdoor personal bests in 2008, clearing 4.45 metres indoors in Beijing in February and repeating the feat outdoors two months later in Hangzhou.
She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics but her mark of 4.15 m in the qualifying round was not enough to progress to the final. She fared better at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but her season's best mark of 4.40 m was ten centimetres off making the final competition.
She matched her personal best to take the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games. The vault was one centimetre off Zhang Yingning's Asian record in the event.[1]
On September 8, 2013, she achieved a new Asian record at the Chinese National Games in Shenyang, China with 4.65 m.[2]
Since then Li had achieved Asian record in women's pole vault for another 3 times —— first time was 2015 Asian Athletics Championships in Wuhan which she raised her record by one centimeter to 4.66m, second time was 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha she became the first Asian female pole vaulter to cross the height of 4.70m, last time in 2019 Diamond League Shanghai she finished second with 4.72m, a record that stands till now.
After 4 consecutive Olympics appearances, Li suddenly withdrew from 2024 Olympic Games before Team China's departure to France due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Career
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Best (m) | Venue | Date |
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| Pole vault (outdoor) | 4.72 (AR) | Shanghai, China | 18 May 2019 |
| Pole vault (indoor) | 4.70 (AR) | Doha, Qatar | 19 February 2016 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
References
[edit]- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-10-31). Li Ling's vault victory and Huong's 60m triumph highlight opening day of Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ Mirko Jalava (2013-09-08). "Chinese National Games begin with Asian pole vault record". IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ No mark in the final
External links
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World University Games champions in women's pole vault | |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Puyang
- Athletes from Henan
- Chinese female pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for China
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- IAAF Continental Cup winners
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners