Feng Bin

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Feng Bin
Feng Bin at the 2022 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994 (age 31)
Penglai District, China
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus throw: 69.12 m (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Discus throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Discus throw
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Discus throw
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Gumi Discus throw

Feng Bin (simplified Chinese: 冯彬; traditional Chinese: 馮彬; pinyin: Féng Bīn, born 3 April 1994) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal best is 69.12 m (226 ft 9+1⁄4 in), set in 2022 World Athletics Championships to win the world title.[2] She was the 2016 winner of the Chinese Athletics Championships.[3]

She began discus throwing in her early teens and competed at the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2011, placing fourth.[4] Feng broke through at senior level with a gold medal win at the 2015 Military World Games in a personal best of 62.07 m.[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she was one of three Chinese throwers to make the discus final, alongside medallist Su Xinyue and Chen Yang.[6]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 4th Discus throw 51.25 m
2015 Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 1st Discus throw 62.07 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th Discus throw 63.06 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th Discus throw 61.56 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Discus throw 64.25 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Discus throw 65.36 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th Discus throw 62.48 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (q) Discus throw 60.45 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 1st Discus throw 69.12 m
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st Discus throw 66.42 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Discus throw 68.20 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st Discus throw 67.93 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd Discus throw 67.51 m
2025 Asian Championships Gumi, South Korea 1st Discus throw 61.90 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 7th Discus throw 65.28 m

References

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  1. ^ a b Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2016-05-21). Wlodarczyk throws world-leading 79.48m in Halle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. ^ Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  4. ^ Bin Feng. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  5. ^ Mills, Steven (2015-10-08). Mixed fortunes for world champions at World Military Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  6. ^ China makes new Olympic breakthroughs in field sports. China Daily (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
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