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Li Meisu Personal information Born April 17, 1959 Medal recordWomen’s Athletics Competitor for China
Olympic Games Bronze 1988 Seoul Shot Put Asian Championships Silver 1985 Jakarta Shot Put 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 7th on the shot put all-time lists.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing China
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th 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 External links
World Best Year Performance in Women's Shot Put 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 – 2006: Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) • 2007: Valerie Vili (NZL) • 2008: Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) • 2009: Valerie Vili (NZL) • 2010: Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)
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