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Li Ling (sailor)

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Li Ling
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38)
Binzhou, Shandong, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sailing career
ClassSailboard
ClubShandong Province Sailing Team[1]

Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Li Líng; born 14 March 1986 in Binzhou, Shandong) is a Chinese windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] As of March 2013, Li is ranked no. 39 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.

Li competed in the women's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by receiving a berth from the World Championships in Cádiz, Spain.[3] She finished fourteenth in a fleet of twenty-six sailors with an accumulated net score of 115, missing out on the top ten medal race by 25 points.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Li Ling". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Li Ling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ "China's Lijia Xu – firming as London 2012 Laser Radial favourite". Sail World. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's RS:X". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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