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]
 Feng Bin at the 2022 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | April 3, 1994 Penglai District, China |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Discus throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Discus throw: 69.12 m (2022) |
Medal record | |
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
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2016-05-21). Wlodarczyk throws world-leading 79.48m in Halle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Feng Bin Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Bin Feng. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Mills, Steven (2015-10-08). Mixed fortunes for world champions at World Military Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ China makes new Olympic breakthroughs in field sports. China Daily (2016-08-18). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
External links
edit- Feng Bin at World Athletics
- Feng Bin at Olympics.com
- Feng Bin at Olympedia
- Feng Bin at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)