Li Meiju (Chinese: 李梅菊; pinyin: Lǐ Méijú, born October 3, 1979, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province) is a Chinese shot putter.

Li Meiju
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Manila Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2005 Incheon Shot put

Her personal best put is 19.19 metres, achieved in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[1]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   China
1999 Asian Junior Championships Singapore 1st 16.45 m
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 16.57 m
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st 18.62 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th (q) 18.13 m
World Championships Paris, France 11th 17.92 m
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st 18.45 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 1st 17.61 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 18.69 m
Olympic Games Olympia, Greece 8th 18.37 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 18.35 m
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 2nd 18.48 m
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st 18.64 m
East Asian Games Macau 1st 18.12 m
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2nd 18.08 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 18.83 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd 19.09 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 8th 19.00 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 18.76 m
East Asian Games Hong Kong 2nd 16.74 m

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Meiju". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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