Li Tong (canoeist) explained

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.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2006 27 Aug 2006 bgcolor=gold1st K11
2008 16 Mar 2008 bgcolor=silver2nd K12
18 May 2008 bgcolor=gold1st K11

1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points

2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LI Tong. olympics.com. 15 July 2021.
  2. News: 2018年雅加达亚运会中国体育代表团名单公示--体育--人民网 . zh . 15 July 2021 . sports.people.com.cn.
  3. Web site: Tong LI (CHN). ICF - Planet Canoe. en. 15 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Canoë-kayak - Tong Li. les-sports.info. fr . 15 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Li TONG (CHN). CanoeSlalom.net . 15 July 2021.
  6. Web site: List of Chinese athletes for Tokyo Olympics. en.people.cn. 15 July 2021.
  7. https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/canoe_slalom_quota_allocation_-_tokyo_2020_-_media_format.pdf Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation