Xu Shaoyang

Xu Shaoyang (born 9 February 1983) is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best is 63.29 metres, achieved in October 2008 in Shijiazhuang.^[1]

Xu Shaoyang

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Asian Championships
	2007 Amman	Discus throw
	2003 Manila	Discus throw

She was born in Shandong. She was very successful as a teenager, as she won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships. Her personal best as a teenager was 62.54 metres, achieved in October 2002 in Bangkok.^[1]

In 2003, she won the bronze medals at the 2003 Asian Championships and at the 2003 Summer Universiade. At the 2007 Asian Championships she won the gold medal.^{[citation needed]} She also competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  China
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	54.41 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	57.87 m
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	58.64 m
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	3rd	58.13 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	61.30 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	61.02 m
	East Asian Games	Hong Kong	2nd	56.04 m