Huang Zhihong

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.

Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  China
Olympic Games
Silver	1992 Barcelona	Shot put
World Championships
Gold	1991 Tokyo	Shot put
Gold	1993 Stuttgart	Shot put
Silver	1995 Gothenburg	Shot put

Huang Zhihong (born May 7, 1965 in Lanxi, Zhenjiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result Seoul
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	2nd
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st
1992	Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	2nd
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th

[edit] External

• IAAF profile for Huang Zhihong