Xu Demei

Xu Demei (Chinese: 徐徳妹; born May 23, 1967 in Zhejiang) is a former track and field athlete from PR China, who competed for her native country in the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Her biggest success was winning the world title in 1991, a week after China's first ever gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics by shot putter Huang Zhihong.

She was also Asian champion at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships and won silver medals at the 1989 Asian Athletics Championships and 1990 Asian Games. She was fourth at the 1992 IAAF World Cup.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  China
1989	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	2nd	57.32 m
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	2nd	61.92 m
1991	Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	59.84 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st	68.78 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	14th	59.98 m
	IAAF World Cup	Havana, Cuba	4th	57.80 m

See also

• China at the World Championships in Athletics

References

• Xu Demei at IAAF