Hou Xuemei Explained

Hou Xuemei (born 27 February 1962 in Zhejiang) is a retired Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 68.62 metres, achieved in September 1988 in Tianjin. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.^[1]

Achievements

Representing
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	59.28 CR^[2]
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	3rd	^[3]
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	14th	58.26 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	8th	Discus
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	1st
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	^[4]
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	1st	63.56 CR

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=W/location=O/recordsType=AR/eventCatCode=/junior=N/area=ASI/index.html Area Outdoor Records - Women - Asia
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games
3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm World Student Games (Universiade - Women)
4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wp.htm IAAF World Cup in Athletics