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Gong Lijiao

1989 - Today

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Gong Lijiao (Chinese: 巩立姣; pinyin: Gǒng Lìjiāo; born 24 January 1989) is a Chinese former Olympic shot putter and the 2020 Olympic champion in that event. A five-time Olympic player and a three-time Olympic medalist, she holds a record eight successive medals at the World Athletics Championships, including two world titles. In her five-time Olympic Games, she won a gold, a silver, a bronze medal, a fourth place, and a fifth place. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Gong Lijiao is the 3,272nd most popular athlete (up from 3,411th in 2024), the 1,191st most popular biography from China (up from 1,230th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gong Lijiao ranks 3,272 out of 6,025Before her are Luis Castillo, Olena Petrova, Pavol Hurajt, József Csák, Mathew Belcher, and Xu Demei. After her are Olena Antonova, Andreas Dittmer, Tigst Assefa, Camelia Diaconescu, Anke von Seck, and Laxmirani Majhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Gong Lijiao ranks 361Before her are Maaya Uchida, Oier Olazábal, Martin Dúbravka, Aymen Abdennour, Diego Ulissi, and Jung Woo-young. After her are David López, Laxmirani Majhi, Shiori Itō, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Maciej Rybus, and Julio César La Cruz.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gong Lijiao ranks 1,194 out of 1,610Before her are Tong Jian (1979), Ken Liu (1976), Guo Jingjing (1981), Shao Jiayi (1980), Feng Kun (1978), Sa Dingding (1979), Yang Xiao (1964), Qiao Hong (1968), and Xu Demei (1967). After her are Ju Jingyi (1994), Yi Jianlian (1987), and Yuan Hua (1974).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Gong Lijiao ranks 28Before her are Wang Hong (1965), Chen Yueling (1968), Elizabeth Williams (null), Guo Jingjing (1981), Yang Xiao (1964), and Xu Demei (1967). After her are Li Huifen (1963), Zhou Jihong (1965), Danny Lee (null), Qin Dongya (1978), Wu Minxia (1985), and Liu Shiying (1993).