Xiao Yanling

Xiao Yanling

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1968-04-27) April 27, 1968
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus Throw: 71.68 (1992)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing China Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka Discus throw East Asian Games 1997 Busan Discus throw Universiade 1991 Sheffield Discus throw

Xiao Yanling
Traditional Chinese	蕭艷玲
Simplified Chinese	萧艳玲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiāo Yànlíng Wade–Giles Hsiao Yenling Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Syau1 Yan4ling2 Jyutping Siu1 Jim6ling4

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiao.

Xiao Yanling (simplified Chinese: 萧艳玲; traditional Chinese: 蕭艷玲; pinyin: Xiāo Yànlíng; born 27 April 1968) is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 71.68 metres, achieved in March 1992 in Beijing. This is the current Asian record. She failed a drug test in 1992.

She won the gold medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade and the bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing China
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	63.82 m
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	53.32 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	61.20 m

References

• Xiao Yanling at World Athletics