Full name: Lin Li
Original name: æ è
Gender: Female
Height: 5-6 (168 cm)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Born: October 9, 1970 in Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Country: China
Sport: Swimming
Medals: 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze (4 Total)
Until 1992, no Chinese swimmer had won gold at the Olympics, but that changed in Barcelona. One of the four titles that went to China was the 200 individual medley, which was won by Li Lin. Already a double finalist at the Seoul Olympics, Li became a double World Champion in Perth, winning both the 200 and 400 IMs. She could not repeat that performance in Barcelona. After being defeated by [Krisztina Egerszegi] in the longer event, she countered with a world record in the 200 IM (2:11.65), a performance that would remain unbeaten for five years. She also won a silver in the breaststroke, and reached the B-final in the backstroke, proving her versatility. Eclipsed by compatriots at the 1994 World Championships, she returned to win a bronze medal in the 200 individual medley at the Atlanta Games, retiring a year later. She settled in the United States, where she is a swimming coach in San Jose, California. When the Olympic torch relay passed through San Francisco for the 2008 Games, she was one of the runners to carry the flame. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Backstroke | China | CHN | 11 | ||
1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Individual Medley | China | CHN | 7 | ||
1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Individual Medley | China | CHN | 7 | ||
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Backstroke | China | CHN | 12 | ||
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Breaststroke | China | CHN | 2 | Silver | |
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Individual Medley | China | CHN | 1 | Gold | |
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Individual Medley | China | CHN | 2 | Silver | |
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | Women's 4 Ã 100 metres Medley Relay | China | CHN | 4 | ||
1996 Summer | 25 | Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Breaststroke | China | CHN | 16 | ||
1996 Summer | 25 | Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Individual Medley | China | CHN | 3 | Bronze |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 5dT | 5dR | 1cT | 1cR | 1.5cT | 1.5cR | 50-100m | 100-150m | 150-200m | |
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1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | China | B Final | 3 | 2:16.68 | 31.35 | 1 | 1:05.61 | 1 | 1:41.39 | 3 | 34.26 (3) | 35.78 (5) | 35.29 (2) | ||
1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | q | 2:18.11 | 32.24 | 3 | 1:07.28 | 1 | 1:42.88 | 1 | 35.04 (1) | 35.60 (1) | 35.23 (1) |
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | B Final | 4 | 2:15.38 | 32.60 | 6 | 1:07.09 | 7 | 1:42.01 | 6 | 34.49 (6) | 34.92 (4) | 33.37 (1) | ||
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Six | 6 | q | 2:15.87 | 32.55 | 6 | 1:07.40 | 7 | 1:42.23 | 7 | 34.85 (7) | 34.83 (6) | 33.64 (4) |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 5dT | 5dR | 1cT | 1cR | 1.5cT | 1.5cR | 50-100m | 100-150m | 150-200m | RT | |
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1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Final | 2 | 2:26.85 | 34.55 | 4 | 1:11.88 | 4 | 1:49.70 | 3 | 37.33 (3) | 37.82 (2) | 37.15 (2) | |||
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Five | 5 | Q | 2:29.99 | 35.33 | 6 | 1:13.44 | 6 | 1:51.87 | 6 | 38.11 (4) | 38.43 (5) | 38.12 (2) | |
1996 Summer | 25 | Atlanta | Swimming | China | B Final | 8 | 2:33.45 | 35.49 | 8 | 1:14.55 | 8 | 1:53.91 | 8 | 39.06 (8) | 39.36 (8) | 39.54 (6) | 0.77 | ||
1996 Summer | 25 | Atlanta | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Five | 4 | q | 2:30.64 | 34.92 | 3 | 1:13.22 | 2 | 1:52.06 | 4 | 38.30 (2) | 38.84 (6) | 38.58 (3) | 0.73 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 5dT | 5dR | 1cT | 1cR | 1.5cT | 1.5cR | 50-100m | 100-150m | 150-200m | RT | |
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1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | China | Final | 7 | 2:17.42 | 29.46 | 3 | 1:04.16 | 7 | 1:45.04 | 6 | 34.70 (7) | 40.88 (5) | 32.38 (8) | |||
1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Four | 3 | Q | 2:17.09 | 29.51 | 1 | 1:03.58 | 1 | 1:44.54 | 2 | 34.07 (1) | 40.96 (6) | 32.55 (3) | |
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Final | 1 | WR | 2:11.65 | 28.68 | 2 | 1:02.05 | 1 | 1:40.77 | 2 | 33.37 (1) | 38.72 (2) | 30.88 (2) | ||
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Five | 1 | Q | 2:15.68 | 29.53 | 2 | 1:04.26 | 1 | 1:42.61 | 1 | 34.73 (=1) | 38.35 (1) | 33.07 (4) | |
1996 Summer | 25 | Atlanta | Swimming | China | Final | 3 | 2:14.74 | 29.22 | 2 | 1:03.86 | 5 | 1:42.58 | 1 | 34.64 (5) | 38.72 (1) | 32.16 (4) | 0.76 | ||
1996 Summer | 25 | Atlanta | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Six | 2 | Q | 2:16.31 | 29.65 | 2 | 1:04.59 | 2 | 1:43.78 | 2 | 34.94 (3) | 39.19 (4) | 32.53 (6) | 0.73 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 1cT | 1cR | 2cT | 2cR | 3cT | 3cR | 100-200m | 200-300m | 300-400m | |
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1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | China | Final | 7 | 4:47.05 | 1:04.87 | 6 | 2:18.25 | 7 | 3:40.55 | 7 | 1:13.38 (7) | 1:22.30 (7) | 1:06.50 (7) | ||
1988 Summer | 17 | Seoul | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Three | 5 | Q | 4:48.89 | 1:05.82 | 5 | 2:18.93 | 4 | 3:41.36 | 5 | 1:13.11 (3) | 1:22.43 (4) | 1:07.53 (8) |
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Final | 2 | 4:36.73 | 1:03.94 | 3 | 2:15.17 | 3 | 3:33.64 | 3 | 1:11.23 (3) | 1:18.47 (1) | 1:03.09 (1) | ||
1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | Round One | Heat Three | 1 | Q | 4:45.74 | 1:05.35 | 2 | 2:17.79 | 1 | 3:39.50 | 1 | 1:12.44 (1) | 1:21.71 (1) | 1:06.24 (4) |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | 5dT | ET | ER | |
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1992 Summer | 21 | Barcelona | Swimming | China | CHN | Final | 4 | 1:02.90 | 31.09 | 1:02.90 | 5 |