Gong Lijiao (Chinese: 巩立姣) (born January 24, 1989 in Luquan County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a Chinese shot putter.
She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships, her international debut. At the 2008 Olympic Games she finished fifth.
She set a personal best throw of 19.46 metres in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympics; this was the furthest mark for a female Chinese shot putter for over a decade. At the 2009 National Games in China, Go...
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Gong Lijiao (Chinese: 巩立姣) (born January 24, 1989 in Luquan County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a Chinese shot putter.
She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships, her international debut. At the 2008 Olympic Games she finished fifth.
She set a personal best throw of 19.46 metres in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympics; this was the furthest mark for a female Chinese shot putter for over a decade. At the 2009 National Games in China, Gong further improved her personal best to 19.82 m, taking her to tenth place on the all-time Chinese shot putter's list.
She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin with a personal best of 19.89 metres.
She won the gold medal at the 11th Chinese National Games in Jinan with a personal best of 20.35 metres.
She won the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou with a personal best of 19.04 metres.
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