Li Ling (sailor)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  China |
| Born | 14 March 1986 Binzhou, Shandong, China |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Shandong Province Sailing Team[1] |
Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Li Líng; born 14 March 1986 in Binzhou, Shandong) is a Chinese windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] As of March 2013, Li is ranked no. 39 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
Li competed in the women's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by receiving a berth from the World Championships in Cádiz, Spain.[3] She finished fourteenth in a fleet of twenty-six sailors with an accumulated net score of 115, missing out on the top ten medal race by 25 points.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Li Ling". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Ling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "China's Lijia Xu – firming as London 2012 Laser Radial favourite". Sail World. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Women's RS:X". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- Li Ling at World Sailing
- Li Ling at Olympics.com
- Li Ling at Olympedia (archive)
- NBC 2012 Olympics profile at archive.today (archived 5 September 2013)
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