Yu Hourun Explained

Yu Hourun (;^[1] born 9 July 1964 in Jilin) is a retired Chinese discus thrower.

Her personal best throw was 68.62 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Beijing. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.^[2]

Achievements

Representing
1985	Asian Championships	Djakarta, Indonesia	2nd	^[3]
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	17th	56.70 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	9th	64.08 m
1989	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	1st	61.92 CR
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	2nd	^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu Hourun . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060522/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yu/yu-hourun-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . Sports-Reference – Olympic Sports . Sports Reference LLC . 2016-07-10 .
2. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=W/location=O/recordsType=AR/eventCatCode=/junior=N/area=ASI/index.html Area Outdoor Records - Women - Asia
3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships
4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games