Li Ling (pole vaulter)

Not to be confused with Li Ling (shot putter).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Ling

Personal information
Born	(1989-07-06) July 6, 1989 Puyang, Henan
Height
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole Vault
Updated on 6 August 2012.

Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 6 July 1989 in Puyang, Henan) is a female Chinese athlete, who specialises in the pole vault.

She competed at the 2006 World Junior Championships, but no-heighted in the final. She achieved indoor and outdoor personal bests in 2008, clearing 4.45 metres indoors in Beijing in February and repeating the feat outdoors two months later in Hangzhou.

She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics but her mark of 4.15 m in the qualifying round was not enough to progress to the final. She fared better at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but her season's best mark of 4.40 m was ten centimetres off making the final competition.

She matched her personal best to take the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games. The vault was one centimetre off Zhang Yingning's Asian record in the event.

On September 8, 2013 she achieved a new Asian record at the Chinese National Games in Shenyang, China with 4.65 m.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing China
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	1st (q)	4.00 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	–	NM
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	27th (q)	4.15 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	4.30 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	18th (q)	4.40 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	1st	4.45 m
	East Asian Games	Hong Kong	2nd	4.05 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th (q)	4.20 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	2nd	4.30 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	2nd	4.30 m
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	–	NM
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	29th (q)	4.25 m
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	1st	4.50 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	30th (q)	4.25 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	4.54 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	11th	4.45 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	1st	4.35 m
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	1st	4.66 m
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	1st	4.45 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th	4.60 m

Personal bests

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
Pole vault (outdoor)	4.65 (AR)	Shenyang, China	8 September 2013
Pole vault (indoor)	4.50 (AR)	Hangzhou, China	19 February 2012

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

External links

• Li Ling profile at IAAF
• Team China 2008