Huang Zhihong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Huang Zhihong

Personal information
Born	(1965-05-07) May 7, 1965 Lanxi, Zhejiang, China
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing China Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Shot put World Championships 1991 Tokyo Shot put 1993 Stuttgart Shot put 1995 Gothenburg Shot put World Championships 1989 Budapest Shot put 1991 Seville Shot put Asian Games 1986 Seoul Shot put 1990 Beijing Shot put Asian Championships 1989 New Delhi Shot put 1991 Kuala Lumpur Shot put Summer Universiade 1989 Duisburg Shot put

Huang Zhihong (simplified Chinese: 黄志红; traditional Chinese: 黃志紅; pinyin: Huáng Zhìhóng); born May 7, 1965) is a Chinese former shot put athlete. An Olympic silver medalist and a two-time world champion, she was the first Asian to win a title at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing China
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	17.51 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	11th	19.35 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	8th	19.82 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	20.25 m
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	20.56 m
	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	1st	19.69 m
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	1st	20.73 m
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	20.50 m
	Asian Games	Beijing, China	2nd	20.46 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	20.33 m
	Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	17.51 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st	20.83 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	20.47 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	20.57 m
1994	Goodwill Games	Saint Petersburg, Russia	2nd	20.08 m
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	19.45 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	20.04 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th	18.67 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	19.15 m

See also

• China at the World Championships in Athletics

External links

• Huang Zhihong at World Athletics
• Huang Zhihong at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Huang Zhihong at Olympics.com
• Huang Zhihong at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
• Huang Zhihong at Olympedia
• Huang Zhihong at InterSportStats