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Huang Zhihong

1965 - Today

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Huang Zhihong (simplified Chinese: 黄志红; traditional Chinese: 黃志紅; pinyin: Huáng Zhìhóng); born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huang Zhihong is the 2,416th most popular athlete (up from 2,752nd in 2019), the 1,060th most popular biography from China (up from 1,118th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Huang Zhihong ranks 2,416 out of 6,025. Before her are Ivan Tsikhan, Coenraad Hiebendaal, Miguel Seijas, Gail Devers, Madeline Manning, and Nailya Gilyazova. After her are Martina Schröter, István Timár, Brian Lewis, Erland Herkenrath, Vyacheslav Ivanenko, and Richard Louis Duckett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Huang Zhihong ranks 535. Before her are Steven Klein, Pascal Obispo, Alyson Noël, Vincent Guérin, Toru Yoshida, and Francisco Villarroel. After her are Helle Helle, Voula Patoulidou, Vladimir Luxuria, Stacey Kent, Jam Master Jay, and Pata.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huang Zhihong ranks 1,060 out of 1,610. Before her are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin (1973), Liang Wudong (1959), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Wei Wei (1963), Raymond Lam (1979), and Shan Sa (1972). After her are Zhang Jingchu (1980), Zhang Yuan (1963), Wu Jing (1974), Zhao Hongbo (1973), Fei-Fei Li (1976), and Lü Xiaojun (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Huang Zhihong ranks 11. Before her are Karen Lachmann (1916), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Wang Junxia (1973), Liu Xiang (1983), Álvaro Fernández (null), and Qu Yunxia (1972). After her are Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), Wang Liping (1976), Li Lingjuan (1966), Xu Haifeng (1957), and Wang Yifu (1960).

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