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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 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nakhon Nayok K1 team
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

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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

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  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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