Li Tong (canoeist)

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Li Tong
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born8 October 1988[1]
Rugao, Jiangsu
Sport
CountryChina
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon K1
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta K1
Asian Canoeing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nakhon Nayok K1

Li Tong (Chinese: 李彤; pinyin: Lǐ Tóng;[2] born 8 October 1988) is a Chinese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.[3]

She won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, and a silver in the same event in 2018 near Jakarta. Tong finished in 5th place in the K1 team event at the 2018 World Championships in Rio.[4] She earned her best senior world championship result, of 12th, at the 2015 World Championships in Lee Valley.[5]

Li competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[1][6] after China secured a quota as the 18th placed NOC at the 2019 World Championships.[7] She finished 20th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
2006 27 Aug 2006 Zhangjiajie 1st K11
2008 16 Mar 2008 Penrith 2nd K12
18 May 2008 Nakhon Nayok 1st K11
1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. ^ a b "LI Tong". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2018年雅加达亚运会中国体育代表团名单公示--体育--人民网". sports.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tong LI (CHN)". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Canoë-kayak - Tong Li". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Li TONG (CHN)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "List of Chinese athletes for Tokyo Olympics". en.people.cn. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation

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