Cao Qi (; born January 15, 1974) is a retired female

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er. Her personal best throw was 66.08 metres, achieved in September 1993 in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

. The Chinese and Asian record is currently held by

Xiao Yanling Xiao Yanling (; born 27 April 1968) is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 71.68 metres, achieved in March 1992 in Beijing. This is the current Asian record. She failed a drug test in 1992. She won the gold medal at the 1991 ...

with 71.68 metres.Area Outdoor Records - Women - Asia
- IAAF.org She won the 1993 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships.Asian Championships
- GBR Athletics She also competed at the 1999 World Championships and the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

without reaching the final.

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* 1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Chinese female discus throwers Olympic athletes for China Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century Chinese women Chinese Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub