Xue Juan (; born February 10, 1986) is a

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javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

er. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships, the gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships and finished sixth at the

2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...

. She also competed at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. Her personal best throw is 62.93 metres, first achieved in October 2003 in

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. This is the current junior world record. The Chinese record is currently held by Li Lei with 63.69 metres. - The Athletics Site

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* 1986 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Chinese female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Chinese Athletics Championships winners Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub