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Li Ling

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Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden. She initially finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test. On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failed anti-doping test, Li was thus awarded the Bronze medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Li Ling is the 4,786th most popular athlete (up from 5,208th in 2019), the 1,428th most popular biography from China (up from 1,471st in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Li Ling ranks 4,786 out of 6,025Before her are Hyun-soo Kim, Savatheda Fynes, Drew Ginn, João Almeida, Yang Jian, and Stefan Mitrović. After her are Romain Mesnil, Jesús España, Tobias Wendl, Mayra Aguiar, Roger Black, and Tatiana Kashirina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Li Ling ranks 1,067Before her are Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri, Jimmy Wang, Francisco Molinero, Edgars Krūmiņš, Jonatan Maidana, and Ivan Baranka. After her are Dilshad Vadsaria, Daniel Congré, Bug Hall, Michal Papadopulos, Yael Stone, and Casey Dellacqua.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Ling ranks 1,428 out of 1,610Before her are Wang Yimei (1988), Gao Yao (1978), Teng Haibin (1985), Hou Yuzhuo (1987), Li Nina (1983), and Han Cong (1992). After her are Luo Xuejuan (1984), Cheng Fei (1988), Huang Xu (1979), Huang Shanshan (1986), Zhang Yufei (1998), and Liu Chunhong (1983).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Li Ling ranks 93Before her are Wang Jie (1983), Qin Kai (1986), Tian Tao (1994), Bai Xue (1988), Yang Min (1963), and Hou Yuzhuo (1987). After her are Huang Xu (1979), Liu Chunhong (1983), Ko Lai Chak (1976), Zhu Guo (1985), Cao Yuan (1995), and Cao Lei (1983).