Li Ling (shot putter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1985 |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Women's athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Coached by | Cong Yuzhen Kirsten Hellier |
Medal record | |
Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden.
She initially finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test. On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics, failed anti-doping test, Li was thus awarded the Bronze medal.