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Huang Zhihong

1965 - Today

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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 medalist and a two-time world champion, she was the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Huang Zhihong is the 2,387th most popular athlete (up from 2,714th in 2024), the 1,065th most popular biography from China (up from 1,116th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Huang Zhihong ranks 2,387 out of 6,025. Before her are Ivan Tsikhan, Coenraad Hiebendaal, Miguel Seijas, Gail Devers, Madeline Manning, and Nailya Gilyazova. After her are Martina Schröter, István Timár, Brian Lewis, Erland Herkenrath, Vyacheslav Ivanenko, and Richard Louis Duckett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Huang Zhihong ranks 565. Before her are Pascal Obispo, Alyson Noël, Elisabetta Gnone, Vincent Guérin, Toru Yoshida, and Francisco Villarroel. After her are Diego Aguirre, Helle Helle, Voula Patoulidou, Vladimir Luxuria, Stacey Kent, and Jam Master Jay.

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In China

Among people born in China, Huang Zhihong ranks 1,065 out of 1,610. Before her are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin (1973), Liang Wudong (1959), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Wei Wei (1963), Raymond Lam (1979), and Shan Sa (1972). After her are Zhang Jingchu (1980), Zhang Yuan (1963), Wu Jing (1974), Zhao Hongbo (1973), Fei-Fei Li (1976), and Lü Xiaojun (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Huang Zhihong ranks 9. Before her are Karen Lachmann (1916), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Wang Junxia (1973), Liu Xiang (1983), Álvaro Fernández (null), and Qu Yunxia (1972). After her are Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), Wang Liping (1976), Li Lingjuan (1966), Xu Haifeng (1957), and Wang Yifu (1960).

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