Feng Bin

Feng Bin (born 3 April 1994) is a Chinese female track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. She represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing eighth in the final. Her personal best is 65.14 m (213 ft 8 12 in), set in 2016.[2] She was the 2016 winner of the Chinese Athletics Championships.[3]

Feng Bin
Personal information
NationalityChina
Born (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus throw: 65.14 m (2016)

She began discus throwing in her early teens and competed at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2011, placing fourth.[4] Feng broke through at senior level with a gold medal win at the 2015 Military World Games in a personal best of 62.07 m.[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was one of three Chinese throwers to make the discus final, alongside medallist Su Xinyue and Chen Yang.[6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 4th Discus throw 51.25 m
2015 Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st Discus throw 62.07 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th Discus throw 63.06 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th Discus throw 61.56 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Discus throw 64.25 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Discus throw 65.36 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th Discus throw 62.48 m

References

  1. Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2016-05-21). Wlodarczyk throws world-leading 79.48m in Halle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. Feng Bin. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  4. Bin Feng. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  5. Mills, Steven (2015-10-08). Mixed fortunes for world champions at World Military Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  6. China makes new Olympic breakthroughs in field sports. China Daily (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
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