Lingyu Li
CHNWomenLi Lingwei (Chinese: 李玲蔚; pinyin: Lǐ Língwèi; born January 26, 1989, in Binzhou) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. In 2017 she set a new personal best of 66.25 m at the 2017 World Championship in London. It was more than a metre further than her previous personal best.
In 2017 she represented her country in India at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw. She took the gold medal with a throw over 63 m beating Dilhani Lekamge of Sri Lanka who had a throw of over 57 metres. She beat her former training partner Nadeeka Lakmali.
Li's throw of 63.06 m was a new championship record. She has held the Asian area women's javelin record. She also set a then meet record of 60.65 m, at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championship in Pune. She won the 12th Chinese National Games in 2013 with a throw of 63.06 m, a season's best. She won the 2014 Chinese National Championships with a throw of 62.56 m, again a season's best.
As of Sep 15, 2026: Javelin Throw 66.25 (#38 all-time), 2019 season best 51.93 (Jul 11, 2019, Shenyang (CHN)) · Last competition: Chinese Championships, Shenyang, Jul 11, 2019, 51.93 · World Championships: 1 silver · 37 years old
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| World Championships | - | 1 | - | 1 |