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{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Gong Lijiao
| name = Gong Lijiao
|image =Gong Lijiao, Bislet Games 2011.2.jpg
| image = Gong Lijiao, Bislet Games 2011.2.jpg
|caption =
| caption =
|nationality = Chinese
| nationality = Chinese
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|24|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Luquan District|Luquan]], [[Shijiazhuang]], [[Hebei]], China
| birth_place = [[Luquan District|Luquan]], [[Shijiazhuang]], [[Hebei]], China
|height = 1.75 m
| height = 1.75 m
|weight = 108 kg
| weight = 108 kg
|country = {{Flagicon|CHN}} [[China at the Olympics|China]]
| country = {{Flagicon|CHN}} [[China at the Olympics|China]]
|sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
| sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
|event = [[Shot put]]
| event = [[Shot put]]
|coach = [[Li Meisu]]
| coach = [[Li Meisu]]
|show-medals = no
| show-medals = no
|medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}}
{{Medal|Olympic}}
{{Medal|Olympic}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|2019 Doha]]|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 Beijing]]|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 Beijing]]|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2022 World Championships in Athletics|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2022 World Championships in Athletics|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 Berlin]]|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 Berlin]]|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 Daegu]]|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 Daegu]]|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 Moscow]]|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 Moscow]]|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 Budapest]]|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]]|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]]|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta-Palembang]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta-Palembang]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]}}
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{{Family name hatnote|[[Gong (surname)|Gong]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Family name hatnote|[[Gong (surname)|Gong]]|lang=Chinese}}


'''Gong Lijiao''' ({{zh|s=巩立姣|t=鞏立姣|p=Gǒng Lìjiāo}}; born 24 January 1989) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] Olympic [[shot put]]ter.
'''Gong Lijiao''' ({{zh|s=巩立姣|t=鞏立姣|p=Gǒng Lìjiāo}}; born 24 January 1989) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] Olympic [[shot put]]ter and the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympic]] champion in that event. A five-time Olympic player and a three-time Olympic medalist, she holds a record eight medals at the [[World Athletics Championships]], including two World titles.<ref name=Reuters2023>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/american-ealey-successfully-defends-shot-put-crown-world-championships-2023-08-26/|title=American Ealey wins shot put gold again, Gong claims eighth successive medal|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=26 August 2023|access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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She set a personal best throw of 19.46&nbsp;metres in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympics; this was the furthest mark for a female Chinese shot putter for over a decade. At the 2009 [[National Games of China]], Gong further improved her personal best to 19.82&nbsp;m, taking her to tenth place on the all-time Chinese shot putter's list.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jalava, Mirko|date=13 April 2009|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gong-lijiao-improves-to-1982m-in-shot-put-c|title=Gong Lijiao improves to 19.82m in Shot Put – Chinese outdoor season begins|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
She set a personal best throw of 19.46&nbsp;metres in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympics; this was the furthest mark for a female Chinese shot putter for over a decade. At the 2009 [[National Games of China]], Gong further improved her personal best to 19.82&nbsp;m, taking her to tenth place on the all-time Chinese shot putter's list.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jalava, Mirko|date=13 April 2009|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gong-lijiao-improves-to-1982m-in-shot-put-c|title=Gong Lijiao improves to 19.82m in Shot Put – Chinese outdoor season begins|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>


She won the bronze medal at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] in [[Berlin]] with a personal best of 19.89 metres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-16-2009/sex=W/discCode=SP/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_SP_hash_f |title=Archived copy |website=berlin.iaaf.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815110958/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-16-2009/sex=W/discCode=SP/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_SP_hash_f |archive-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
She won the bronze medal at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] in [[Berlin]] with a personal best of 19.89 metres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-16-2009/sex=W/discCode=SP/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_SP_hash_f |title=12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Berlin 2009 - Timetable/Results - 08-16-2009 |website=berlin.iaaf.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815110958/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-16-2009/sex=W/discCode=SP/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_SP_hash_f |archive-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


She won the gold medal at the [[2009 National Games of China]] in [[Jinan]] with a personal best of 20.35 metres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/12790226.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.tilastopaja.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225051203/http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/12790226.htm |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
She won the gold medal at the [[2009 National Games of China]] in [[Jinan]] with a personal best of 20.35 metres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/12790226.htm |title=Tilastopaja Oy Result Service |website=www.tilastopaja.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225051203/http://www.tilastopaja.org/staticresults/12790226.htm |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


She won the gold medal at the [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships]] in [[Guangzhou]] with a personal best of 19.04 metres.
She won the gold medal at the [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships]] in [[Guangzhou]] with a personal best of 19.04 metres.


She initially finished fourth in the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], but was retroactively awarded the bronze medal after the winner, [[Nadzeya Astapchuk]], was disqualified for failing a drug test.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-withdraws-gold-medal-from-shot-put-athlete-nadzeya-ostapchuk|title=IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk|publisher=Olympic News|date=13 August 2012|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced [[Yevgeniya Kolodko]], the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put, failed anti-doping test. Gong therefore got the silver medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-evgeniia-kolodko-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-london-2012|title=IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012|publisher=Olympic News|date=20 August 2016|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
Gong initially finished fourth in the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], but was retroactively awarded the bronze medal after the winner, [[Nadzeya Astapchuk]], was disqualified for failing a drug test.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-withdraws-gold-medal-from-shot-put-athlete-nadzeya-ostapchuk|title=IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk|publisher=Olympic News|date=13 August 2012|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced that [[Yevgeniya Kolodko]], the Russian silver medalist, failed an anti-doping test and Gong was therefore upgraded to the silver.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-evgeniia-kolodko-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-london-2012|title=IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012|publisher=Olympic News|date=20 August 2016|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>


In 2018, Gong won Gold Medal on Women's Shot Put during the 18th Asian Games in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/27/c_137423022.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901054628/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/27/c_137423022.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2018|title=Gong Lijiao wins women's shot put final at Asian Games|agency=[[Xinhua]]|date=27 August 2018|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, Gong won the gold medal in women's shot put during the 18th Asian Games in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/27/c_137423022.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901054628/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/27/c_137423022.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2018|title=Gong Lijiao wins women's shot put final at Asian Games|agency=[[Xinhua]]|date=27 August 2018|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>


In 2021, she won the gold medal in [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|women's shot put]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] In Tokyo with her personal best of 20.58 m,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=A Chinese gold medalist was asked about her "masculine" appearance, prompting outrage. |date=August 5, 2021 |first1=Tiffany |last1=May |first2=Elsie |last2=Chen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/gong-lijiao-shot-put-china.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210805145835/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/gong-lijiao-shot-put-china.html#selection-557.0-560.0 |archive-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> thereby becoming the first Chinese athlete to be crowned the Olympic champion in any field event and the first Asian to win an Olympic gold medal in women's shot put.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-shot-put-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Athletics - Final Results|publisher=Tokyo Olympics Official Website|date=2021-08-01|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802041656/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-shot-put-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2021, she won the gold medal in [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|women's shot put]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] In Tokyo with her personal best of 20.58 m,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=A Chinese gold medalist was asked about her "masculine" appearance, prompting outrage. |date=August 5, 2021 |first1=Tiffany |last1=May |first2=Elsie |last2=Chen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/gong-lijiao-shot-put-china.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210805145835/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/gong-lijiao-shot-put-china.html#selection-557.0-560.0 |archive-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> thereby becoming the first Chinese athlete to be crowned the Olympic champion in any field event and the first athlete from Asia to win an Olympic gold medal in women's shot put.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-shot-put-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Athletics - Final Results|publisher=Tokyo Olympics Official Website|date=2021-08-01|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802041656/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-shot-put-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|2023 World Athletic Championships]], Gong won the bronze medal after tying Portuguese thrower [[Auriol Dongmo]]'s best throw of 19.69 metres and prevailing on countback. This was her eighth World medal, breaking [[Ezekiel Kemboi]]'s record for the most medals by an athlete at the championships.<ref name=Reuters2023/>

In 2024, Gong participated the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|women's shot put]] event in the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], and became a fifth-time Olympic player. She finished the fifth in the final with a distance of 19.27m. In her five-time Olympic Games, she won a gold, a silver, a bronze medal, a fourth place, and a fifth place.

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{CHN}}
|-
|rowspan=1|2007
|rowspan=1|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|6th
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|18.66 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|rowspan=1|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|Asian Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results|18.12 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Beijing, China]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|19.20 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|rowspan=1|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|19.89 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2009 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Guangzhou, China]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2009 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|19.04 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
|rowspan=1|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|6th
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|18.64 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]
|rowspan=1|[[Split, Croatia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup – Results|20.13 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2010 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Guangzhou, China]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's shot put|19.67 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2011
|rowspan=1|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|19.97 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2012
|rowspan=1|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|20.22 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2013
|rowspan=1|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Moscow, Russia]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|19.95 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
|rowspan=1|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Sopot, Poland]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|19.24 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]
|rowspan=1|[[Marrakesh, Morocco]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup – Results|19.23 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2014 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Incheon, South Korea]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's shot put|19.06 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2015
|rowspan=1|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Beijing, China]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|20.30 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2016
|rowspan=1|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|19.39 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2017
|rowspan=1|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|19.94 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=1|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put|19.08 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2018 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Jakarta, Indonesia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's shot put|19.66 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2018 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]
|rowspan=1|[[Ostrava, Czech Republic]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup – Results|19.63 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|rowspan=1|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|19.18 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2019 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=1|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2019 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put|19.55 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2021
|rowspan=1|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|20.58 m]] {{AthAbbr|PB}}
|-
|2022
|[[2022 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Eugene, United States]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|20.39 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2023
|[[2023 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|19.69 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Hangzhou, China]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's shot put|19.58 m]]
|-
|rowspan=1|2024
|rowspan=1|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=1|[[Paris, France]]
|5th
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put|19.27 m]]
|}


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Gong Lijiao
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
Luquan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
CountryChina China
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Coached byLi Meisu
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Shot put
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Berlin Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Daegu Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sopot Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Birmingham Shot put
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Shot put
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Shot put
Continental Cup
Representing Asia-Pacific
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Split Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech Shot put
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gong.

Gong Lijiao (simplified Chinese: 巩立姣; traditional Chinese: 鞏立姣; pinyin: Gǒng Lìjiāo; born 24 January 1989) is a Chinese Olympic shot putter and the 2020 Olympic champion in that event. A five-time Olympic player and a three-time Olympic medalist, she holds a record eight medals at the World Athletics Championships, including two World titles.[1]

Career

She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships, her international debut. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished fifth but received the bronze medal later after two competitors were stripped of their medals because of doping violations.

She set a personal best throw of 19.46 metres in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympics; this was the furthest mark for a female Chinese shot putter for over a decade. At the 2009 National Games of China, Gong further improved her personal best to 19.82 m, taking her to tenth place on the all-time Chinese shot putter's list.[2]

She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin with a personal best of 19.89 metres.[3]

She won the gold medal at the 2009 National Games of China in Jinan with a personal best of 20.35 metres.[4]

She won the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou with a personal best of 19.04 metres.

Gong initially finished fourth in the London 2012 Summer Olympics, but was retroactively awarded the bronze medal after the winner, Nadzeya Astapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test.[5] On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced that Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist, failed an anti-doping test and Gong was therefore upgraded to the silver.[6]

In 2018, Gong won the gold medal in women's shot put during the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[7]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in women's shot put at the 2020 Summer Olympics In Tokyo with her personal best of 20.58 m,[8] thereby becoming the first Chinese athlete to be crowned the Olympic champion in any field event and the first athlete from Asia to win an Olympic gold medal in women's shot put.[9]

At the 2023 World Athletic Championships, Gong won the bronze medal after tying Portuguese thrower Auriol Dongmo's best throw of 19.69 metres and prevailing on countback. This was her eighth World medal, breaking Ezekiel Kemboi's record for the most medals by an athlete at the championships.[1]

In 2024, Gong participated the women's shot put event in the 2024 Summer Olympics, and became a fifth-time Olympic player. She finished the fifth in the final with a distance of 19.27m. In her five-time Olympic Games, she won a gold, a silver, a bronze medal, a fourth place, and a fifth place.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  China
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 18.66 m
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 18.12 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 3rd 19.20 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 19.89 m
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 1st 19.04 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 18.64 m
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 2nd 20.13 m
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 2nd 19.67 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 19.97 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 2nd 20.22 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd 19.95 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 3rd 19.24 m
Continental Cup Marrakesh, Morocco 1st 19.23 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 19.06 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 20.30 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 19.39 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st 19.94 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 19.08 m
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 19.66 m
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 19.63 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 19.18 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 19.55 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st 20.58 m PB
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 2nd 20.39 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 19.69 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st 19.58 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 19.27 m

References

  1. ^ a b "American Ealey wins shot put gold again, Gong claims eighth successive medal". Reuters. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ Jalava, Mirko (13 April 2009). "Gong Lijiao improves to 19.82m in Shot Put – Chinese outdoor season begins". IAAF. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Berlin 2009 - Timetable/Results - 08-16-2009". berlin.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tilastopaja Oy Result Service". www.tilastopaja.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". Olympic News. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". Olympic News. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Gong Lijiao wins women's shot put final at Asian Games". Xinhua. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ May, Tiffany; Chen, Elsie (5 August 2021). "A Chinese gold medalist was asked about her "masculine" appearance, prompting outrage". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo Olympics Official Website. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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