Li Duan (athlete)

Li Duan
Full name	Li Duan
nation	People's Republic of China
birthday	June 1, 1978
place of birth	Jilin
size	192 cm
Weight	82 kg
Career
discipline	Javelin , long jump and triple jump
status	not active
Medal table
Paralympic Games silver 2000 Sydney Triple jump bronze 2000 Sydney Long jump gold 2004 Athens Triple jump gold 2004 Athens Long jump gold 2008 Beijing Triple jump gold 2008 Beijing Long jump silver 2012 London Triple jump bronze 2012 London Long jump World Championships for the Disabled silver 2002 Lille Long jump bronze 2002 Lille Triple jump gold 2006 Assen Long jump silver 2006 Assen Triple jump gold 2011 Christchurch Triple jump gold 2011 Christchurch Long jump bronze 2011 Christchurch Javelin throw Para-Asian Games gold 2010 Guangzhou Long jump
last change: October 22, 2019

Li Duan ( Chinese  李端 , Pinyin Lĭ Duān ; born June 1, 1978 in Jilin ) is a Chinese former athlete who competes in the long jump , triple jump and javelin throw . He has a visual impairment and therefore starts in disabled sports in classification group F11, where the F stands for the English name field ( de .: field ).

Life

Private

He currently lives in Shenyang with his wife Qi Yanying and their son Xinin . His disability stems from an accident in 1996 , when he wanted to replace an expired fire extinguisher that exploded in front of him. Duan was then in a coma for 15 days , after which his right eye had to be surgically removed; he lost sight in his left eye.

Sports career

Li has numerous successes in Paralympic Games and World Athletics Championships . For example, when he took part in the Summer Paralympics for the first time in Sydney in 2000 , he won a silver and a bronze medal in the three and long jump. In addition, he reached seventh place in the javelin throw. Four years later he achieved the double victory in Athens when he triumphed in both jumping disciplines. In the javelin throw, he was also able to improve to fourth place. After successfully defending both titles in Beijing in 2008, he also traveled to the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in the hope of a gold medal. There, however, Li had to be content with a second and a third place.

At the 2010 Para-Asian Games in Guangzhou , Li took the oath on behalf of all athletes.

Top performances

discipline	place	Expanse	date	annotation
Triple jump - F 11	Beijing	13.71 m	September 12, 2008	(As of September 2016)

Web links

• Li's profile on the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games website
• Portrait of Li on the homepage of the International Paralympic Committee

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Li is the family name here, Duan is the first name.