Li Tong | |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1988[1] |
Birth Place: | Rugao, Jiangsu |
Country: | China |
Sport: | Canoe slalom |
Event: | K1 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Li Tong (;[2] born 8 October 1988) is a Chinese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.[3]
She won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, and a silver in the same event in 2018 near Jakarta. Tong finished in 5th place in the K1 team event at the 2018 World Championships in Rio.[4] She earned her best senior world championship result, of 12th, at the 2015 World Championships in Lee Valley.[5]
Li competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[1] [6] after China secured a quota as the 18th placed NOC at the 2019 World Championships.[7] She finished 20th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event | |
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2006 | 27 Aug 2006 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K11 | |
2008 | 16 Mar 2008 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K12 | |
18 May 2008 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K11 |
1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points