Lin Li (swimmer)
Chinese swimmer (born 1970)
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Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1970-05-04) May 4, 1970 (age 54) Nantong, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lin Li (Chinese: 林莉; pinyin: Lín Lì; born May 4, 1970)[1] is an Olympic champion and former World Record holding swimmer from China. She swam for China at the:
- Olympics:[2] 1988, 1992, 1996
- World Championships: 1991
- Asian Games: 1990, 1994
- Pan Pacific Championships: 1989, 1991
At the 1992 Olympics, she set a World Record in winning the women's 200 IM in 2:11.65, as well as also garnering silver medals in 200m breaststroke and 400m IM.[3]
As of 2018, she currently coaches at Saratoga Star Aquatics-Live in Saratoga, California and has adjusted her last name from "Lin" to "Lynn".[4]
References
- ^ Article from China Daily; published 2007-07-29. Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Li's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "1992 Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 19, 2008)
- ^ About Lynn Li page Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine from the Peak Swimming website (www.peakswim.com); retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Lin Li at SwimRankings.net
- Lin Li at Olympedia
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Preceded by | World Record Holder Women's 200 Individual Medley July 30, 1992 – October 17, 1997 | Succeeded by |
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Olympic champions in women's 200 m individual medley
- 1968:
Claudia Kolb (USA)
- 1972:
Shane Gould (AUS)
- 1984:
Tracy Caulkins (USA)
- 1988:
Daniela Hunger (GDR)
- 1992:
Lin Li (CHN)
- 1996:
Michelle Smith (IRL)
- 2000:
Yana Klochkova (UKR)
- 2004:
Yana Klochkova (UKR)
- 2008:
Stephanie Rice (AUS)
- 2012:
Ye Shiwen (CHN)
- 2016:
Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
- 2020:
Yui Ohashi (JPN)
- 2024:
Summer McIntosh (CAN)
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