Li Huirong
Li Huirong (Chinese: 李惠荣; pinyin: Lǐ Huìróng, born April 14, 1965) is a retired triple jumper from People's Republic of China, who set the first IAAF-recognized women's triple jump world record of 14.54 metres on August 25, 1990 at a meet in Sapporo, Japan. She claimed the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  China | ||
| Women’s athletics | ||
| World Indoor Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1991 Seville | Triple jump |
She won the silver medal at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, held in Seville, Spain, but the new event was a non-championship contest. She was the first ever winner of the triple jump competition at the Summer Universiade in 1991.[1] The following year, she became the first winner of the event at the 1992 IAAF World Cup with a jump of 13.88 m to beat Galina Chistyakova.[2]
References
- Universiade - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-16.
- IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-16.
External links
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Sheila Hudson |
Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder Not officially ratified by the IAAF 1987-10-11 – 1989-07-02 |
Succeeded by Galina Chistyakova |
| Preceded by Galina Chistyakova |
Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder Officially ratified by the IAAF 1990-08-25 – 1991-06-10 |
Succeeded by Inessa Kravets |
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