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Xu Demei

1967 - Today

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Xu Demei (Chinese: 徐徳妹; born May 23, 1967, in Zhejiang) is a former track and field athlete from PR China, who competed for her native country in the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Her biggest success was winning the world title in 1991, a week after China's first ever gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics by shot putter Huang Zhihong. She was also Asian champion at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships and won silver medals at the 1989 Asian Athletics Championships and 1990 Asian Games. She was fourth at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Xu Demei is the 3,232nd most popular athlete (up from 3,769th in 2024), the 1,185th most popular biography from China (up from 1,281st in 2019) and the 27th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Xu Demei ranks 772Before her are Carl-Uwe Steeb, Irene Bedard, Dominic A. Antonelli, Luís Roberto Alves, Alberto Otárola, and Éva Dónusz. After her are Arcelia Ramírez, Sergi López, Eriq Ebouaney, Kerstin Behrendt, Hanne Haugland, and Kathrin Haacker.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Demei ranks 1,187 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), and Qiao Hong (1968). After her are Gong Lijiao (1989), Ju Jingyi (1994), Yi Jianlian (1987), and Yuan Hua (1974).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Xu Demei ranks 27Before her are Su Bingtian (1989), Wang Hong (1965), Chen Yueling (1968), Elizabeth Williams (null), Guo Jingjing (1981), and Yang Xiao (1964). After her are Gong Lijiao (1989), Li Huifen (1963), Zhou Jihong (1965), Danny Lee (null), Qin Dongya (1978), and Wu Minxia (1985).