Gu Yuan

Gu Yuan (simplified Chinese: 顾原; traditional Chinese: 顧原; pinyin: Gù Yuán; born May 9, 1982) is a female hammer thrower from PR China. She was born in Yingkou, Liaoning. Her personal best throw is 72.36 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Padova.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gu.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  China
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	61.86 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1st	71.10 m
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	1st	70.75 m[1]
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	70.49 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	4th	70.77 m
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	70.78 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th	69.76 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	NM
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	63.89 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	65.13 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	16th	58.03 m

References

• Gu Yuan at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gu Yuan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.

1. Representing Asia.