ATHLETE

Li Ling

1985 - Today

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Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden. She initially finished fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was retroactively ranked third after Evgeniia Kolodko and the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Ling has received more than 137,170 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Li Ling is the 5,205th most popular athlete (down from 3,587th in 2019), the 1,471st most popular biography from China (down from 1,273rd in 2019) and the 100th most popular Chinese Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Li Ling ranks 5,205 out of 6,025. Before her are Nassima Saifi, Taylor Averill, DeeDee Trotter, Erik Vlček, Paul Chelimo, and Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau. After her are Ingrit Valencia, Aselefech Mergia, Gloria Hooper, Ira Brown, Simon Pettersson, and Timur Morgunov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Li Ling ranks 1,204. Before her are Yannick Cahuzac, Raúl Fernández, Valerio Agnoli, Yuzo Kobayashi, Nikita Kryukov, and Rémy Di Gregorio. After her are Collins John, Aselefech Mergia, Riccardo Meggiorini, Dustley Mulder, Jin Ziwei, and Jonathan Hivert.

Others Born in 1985

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Ling ranks 1,471 out of 1,610. Before her are Pang Jiaying (1985), Zhu Lin (1994), Cheng Ming (1986), Anastasia Lin (1990), Zhang Yuning (1997), and Lin Li (1992). After her are Xu Yifan (1988), Qieyang Shenjie (1990), Li Nina (1983), Du Jing (1984), Jin Ziwei (1985), and Sun Yujie (1992).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Pang Jiaying

    Pang Jiaying

    SWIMMER

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 36.59

    Rank: 1,465

  • Photo of Zhu Lin

    Zhu Lin

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1994 - Present

    HPI: 36.58

    Rank: 1,466

  • Photo of Cheng Ming

    Cheng Ming

    ATHLETE

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 36.54

    Rank: 1,467

  • Photo of Anastasia Lin

    Anastasia Lin

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 36.51

    Rank: 1,468

  • Photo of Zhang Yuning

    Zhang Yuning

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 36.50

    Rank: 1,469

  • Photo of Lin Li

    Lin Li

    VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 36.50

    Rank: 1,470

  • Photo of Li Ling

    Li Ling

    ATHLETE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 36.45

    Rank: 1,471

  • Photo of Xu Yifan

    Xu Yifan

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 36.43

    Rank: 1,472

  • Photo of Qieyang Shenjie

    Qieyang Shenjie

    ATHLETE

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 36.43

    Rank: 1,473

  • Photo of Li Nina

    Li Nina

    POLITICIAN

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 36.42

    Rank: 1,474

  • Photo of Du Jing

    Du Jing

    BADMINTON PLAYER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 36.42

    Rank: 1,475

  • Photo of Jin Ziwei

    Jin Ziwei

    ATHLETE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 36.41

    Rank: 1,476

  • Photo of Sun Yujie

    Sun Yujie

    FENCER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 36.41

    Rank: 1,477

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Li Ling ranks 100. Before her are Jiang Lin (1981), Cai Zelin (1991), Cao Lei (1983), Qin Kai (1986), Lin Sang (1977), and Cheng Ming (1986). After her are Qieyang Shenjie (1990), Jin Ziwei (1985), Chen Aisen (1995), Xi Aihua (1982), Tian Jia (1981), and Si Tianfeng (1984).

Chinese born Athletes

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