Li Meisu
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Li Meisu (Chinese: 李梅素; pinyin: Lǐ Méisù; born April 17, 1959, in Hebei) is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
She also won the Asian Games in 1982 and 1998, the Asian Championships in 1998 and the East Asian Games in 1997.
Her personal best of 21.76, is also an Asian record and ranks her seventh on the shot put all-time lists.
Since her retirement from competition, she has turned to coaching. She coached Gong Lijiao to an Olympic silver medal in 2012 and Olympic gold medal in 2020.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing China | ||||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 14th (q) | 16.91 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 21.06 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | 18.62 m |
1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 18.63 m |
External links
- Li Meisu at World Athletics
- Li Meisu at Olympics.com
- Li Meisu at Olympedia
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- 1968: Margitta Gummel (GDR)
- 1969–1973: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1974: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1975: Marianne Adam (GDR)
- 1976–1977: Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1978–1983: Ilona Slupianek (GDR)
- 1984–1988: Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
- 1989: Li Meisu (CHN)
- 1990: Sui Xinmei (CHN)
- 1991: Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
- 1992–1993: Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
- 1994: Sui Xinmei (CHN)
- 1995–1997: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1998: Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
- 1999: Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
- 2000–2001: Larisa Peleshenko (RUS)
- 2002: Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)
- 2003: Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
- 2004: Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)
- 2005: Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)
- 2006–2007: Valerie Vili (NZL)
- 2008: Natallia Mikhnevich (BLR)
- 2009–2014: Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2015: Christina Schwanitz (GER)
- 2016: Michelle Carter (USA)
- 2017–2021: Gong Lijiao (CHN)
- 2022–2023: Chase Ealey (USA)
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