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Ling Li
- Born
- Feb 7, 1985 (41 years old)
- Birthplace
- Shenyang, People's Republic of China
- Events
- Shot Put
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Weight
- 84 kg
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.
As of Oct 30, 2026: Shot Put 19.95 (#90 all-time), 2013 season best 19.15 (Aug 2, 2013, Fränkisch-Crumbach (GER)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 bronze · 41 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SP | 19.15 | – | Aug 2, 2013 | Fränkisch-Crumbach (GER) |
| 2012 | SP | 19.95 | – | Jul 25, 2012 | Wiesbaden (GER) |
| 2011 | SP | 19.72 | – | May 25, 2011 | Kunshan (CHN) |
| 2010 | SP | 19.94 | – | Nov 21, 2010 | Guangzhou (CHN) |
| 2009 | SP | 18.97 | – | Oct 21, 2009 | Jinan (CHN) |
| 2008 | SP | 18.86 | – | Jun 23, 2008 | Bangkok (THA) |
| 2007 | SP | 19.38 | – | Aug 26, 2007 | IAAF World Championships |
| 2006 | SP | 19.05 | – | Sep 17, 2006 | Athina IAAF World Cup, Olympic Stadium, Athina |