Huang Zhihong
Chinese shot putter
Huang Zhihong (simplified Chinese: 黄志红; traditional Chinese: 黃志紅; pinyin: Huáng Zhìhóng); born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.
Achievements
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References
- ^ a b Representing Asia
External links
- Huang Zhihong at World Athletics
- Huang Zhihong at Olympics.com
- Huang Zhihong at Olympedia
- Huang Zhihong at the Chinese Olympic Committee
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World champions in women's shot put
- 1983:
Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
- 1987:
Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
- 1991:
Huang Zhihong (CHN)
- 1993:
Huang Zhihong (CHN)
- 1995:
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1997:
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 1999:
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 2001:
Yanina Karolchyk (BLR)
- 2003:
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
- 2005:
Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)
- 2007:
Valerie Vili (NZL)
- 2009:
Valerie Vili (NZL)
- 2011:
Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2013:
Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2015:
Christina Schwanitz (GER)
- 2017:
Gong Lijiao (CHN)
- 2019:
Gong Lijiao (CHN)
- 2022:
Chase Ealey (USA)
- 2023:
Chase Ealey (USA)
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