Zhang Qi (shot putter)

Zhang Qi (Chinese: 张奇; pinyin: Zhāng Qí; born 24 December 1984) is a male Chinese shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.15 metres, achieved in October 2005 in Nanjing.[1]

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

He won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships[1] and finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games.[2] He also competed at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1]

In 2008, he was found guilty of using a banned anabolic agent and banned for four years by the Chinese athletics governing body.[3]

References
  1. Zhang Qi at World Athletics
  2. Men's Shot Put Final - This event is Official Results Khalifa Stadium - 11 DEC 2006 - Start Time : 16:30/ Doha 2006 (archived). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  3. "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.