Xiao Yanling (; born 27 April 1968) is a Chinese

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

er. Her personal best throw was 71.68 metres, achieved in March 1992 in

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. This is the current Asian record. She failed a

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in 1992. She won the gold medal at the

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World Student Games (Universiade - Women)
- GBR Athletics and the bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Championships.

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1968 births Living people Chinese female discus throwers Doping cases in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade 20th-century Chinese women {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub