Feng Bin Explained

Feng Bin
Sport:Track and field
Event:Discus throw
Nationality:Chinese
Birth Date:3 April 1994
Birth Place:Penglai District, China
Height:[1]
Weight:95 kg
Pb:Discus throw: 69.12 m (2022)

Feng Bin (born 3 April 1994) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal best is, set in 2022 World Athletics Championships to win the world title.[2] She was the 2016 winner of the Chinese Athletics Championships.[3]

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

2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France4thDiscus throw51.25 m
2015Military World GamesMungyeong, South Koreabgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw62.07 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil8thDiscus throw63.06 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8thDiscus throw61.56 m
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesiabgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw64.25 m
2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw65.36 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5thDiscus throw62.48 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)Discus throw60.45 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United Statesbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw69.12 m
2023Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailandbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw66.42 m
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdDiscus throw68.20 m
Asian GamesHangzhou, Chinabgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw67.93 m
2024Olympic GamesParis, Francebgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw67.51 m

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/bin-feng Feng Bin
  2. Mulkeen, Jon (2016-05-21). Wlodarczyk throws world-leading 79.48m in Halle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/435704 Feng Bin
  4. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/pr-of-china/bin-feng-257303 Bin Feng
  5. Mills, Steven (2015-10-08). Mixed fortunes for world champions at World Military Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  6. http://english.china.com/photos/sports/96/20160818/734948.html China makes new Olympic breakthroughs in field sports