Li Lingwei (javelin thrower)


Li Lingwei 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.

Competition record