Li Meisu Explained

Birth Date:April 17, 1959

Li Meisu (; born April 17, 1959, in Hebei) is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

She also won the Asian Games in 1982 and 1998, the Asian Championships in 1998 and the East Asian Games in 1997.

Her personal best of 21.76, is also an Asian record and ranks her seventh on the shot put all-time lists.

Since her retirement from competition, she has turned to coaching. She coached Gong Lijiao to an Olympic silver medal in 2012 and Olympic gold medal in 2020.

International competitions

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Representing
1983Helsinki, Finland14th (q)16.91 m
1988Seoul, South Korea3rd21.06 m
1997Athens, Greece6th18.62 m
1998Asian ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan1st18.63 m