Li Yuehong (; born 28 August 1989) is a Chinese

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and three-time Olympic medalist. Li won bronze in the

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event at the

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. He won bronze in the same event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. In the same event at the

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, his third appearance, he won the gold medal. With a score of 39, Li is the world record holder in the final of the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event, set in

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in August 2023.

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* 1989 births Living people Sport shooters from Shandong Sportspeople from Jinan Chinese male sport shooters Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for China Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for China Summer World University Games medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century Chinese sportsmen {{PRChina-sportshooting-bio-stub