Huang Zhihong
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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Representing China | ||||
1986 | Asian Games | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 17.51 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | 19.35 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 19.82 m |
1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 20.25 m |
Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 1st | 20.56 m | |
Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | 19.69 m | |
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 20.73 m[1] | |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 2nd | 20.50 m |
Asian Games | Beijing, China | 2nd | 20.46 m | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 20.33 m |
Asian Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 17.51 m | |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 20.83 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 20.47 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 20.57 m |
1994 | Goodwill Games | St. Petersburg, Russia | 2nd | 20.08 m |
World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 19.45 m[1] | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 20.04 m |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 18.67 m |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 19.15 m |
See also[]
- China at the World Championships in Athletics
References[]
External[]
- Zhihong Huang at World Athletics
- Zhihong Huang at the International Olympic Committee
- Huang Zhihong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Jinhua
- Athletes from Zhejiang
- Chinese female shot putters
- Olympic athletes of China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for China
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Universiade gold medalists for China
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- Chinese athletics biography stubs