Li Yi (triple jumper)

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Yi Li
Personal information
Born (2005-11-26) 26 November 2005 (age 19)
Milan
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestTriple jump: 13.99m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Gumi Triple jump
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lima Triple jump

Li Yi (born 26 November 2005) is a Chinese triple jumper. She won the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2025 Chinese Athletics Championships. [1]

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Career

Li Yi jumped a personal best of 13.99 metres in Bengbu in May 2024. [2] She won the silver medal in the triple jump at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, behind Uzbek athlete Sharifa Davronova. [3] [4]

She placed seventh in the triple jump at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, with a jump of 13.84 metres. [5] She jumped 13.80 metres (-0.9 m/s) and won the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea ahead of Sharifa Davronova, at the age of 19 years-old. [6] [7]

She won the Chinese Athletics Championships in August 2025 in Quzhou with a jump of 13.93 metres. [8] She was selected for the Chinese team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [9]

Personal life

From Hunan, she studies at Central China Normal University. [9] [7]

References

  1. "Li Yi". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. "WU20 Lima 24 preview: jumps". World Athletics. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. "Wang, Yin Set Records as 26th Asian Athletics Championships Opens in Gumi". Track Alerts. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "CCNU Students Clinched Two Golds and One Silver at 26th Asian Athletics Championships". ccnu.edu. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. "Chinese Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Hunan duo Li Yi and Zhang Mingkun selected for 2025 World Athletics Championships". inews.qq. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.