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Born | [1] Jieshou, Anhui, China | 3 May 2002 ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Li Yuting (born 3 May 2002) is a Chinese sprinter. [2] She was one of 406 Chinese athletes to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Her team finished sixth place in the women's 4 x 100m relay. [3] At the 2022 Asian Games, she won the silver for the 200m. [4] This followed a third place finish at the same event earlier in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. [1] At the 2024 Olympics, she clocked 23.24s in the repechage heats for the 200m.
Event | Highest ranking | Score |
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Women's 100m | 382 | 1091 |
Women's 200m | 172 | 1119 |
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