Du Li Explained

Du Li
Native Name:杜丽
Birth Date:1982 3, mf=yes
Birth Place:Shandong, China
Residence:Shandong, China
Years Active:2002-2016
Weight:55kg (121lb)
Sport:Sport shooting
Event:AR40, STR3X20
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Du Li (; born 5 March 1982 in Yiyuan, Zibo, Shandong) is a female Chinese sport shooter who was a gold medalist at the 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics; she has also won titles at World Cup, World Championships and the Asian Games.

Career

Du Li competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition. She has achieved the maximum 400 in this event twice (2003 and 2006). She was unable to defend that title in the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing to Kateřina Emmons on August 9, 2008, and finishing 5th in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] However, she fought back to win a gold medal in the women's 50 metre rifle three positions competition, setting a new Olympic record in the process.[3]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Du Li set a new Olympic record in women's 10 metre rifle in qualification rounds by scoring 420.7. She later won a silver medal on 6 August 2016 after being second to Virginia Thrasher in the final.[4]

Personal life

On November 29, 2009, Du married fellow Chinese Olympic shooting champion Pang Wei in Baoding, Hebei.[5]

Current world records held in 50 metre rifle three positions
Women (ISSF)
Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle
Women

Notes and References

  1. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_Y8rqPMclNgS3_1iL-JKjtSRSbg afp.google.com, First Beijing Olympic gold medal results
  2. Web site: themoneytimes.com, China disappointed in first Olympic final . 2008-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721203220/http://www.themoneytimes.com/news/20080809/china_disappointed_in_first_olympic_final-id-1032048.html . 2011-07-21 . dead .
  3. News: 杜丽破奥运纪录夺得女子50米步枪三姿赛冠军 . Central Chinese Television . 2008-08-14 . 2008-08-14.
  4. Web site: Rio 2016 Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul disappoint in 10m air rifle; Du Li creates Olympic record. 2016-08-06. 2016-08-07.
  5. Web site: 杜丽庞伟结婚-搜狐体育.