Name: Lin Li

Gender: F

Birth Date: May 4, 1970

Birth Place: Jiangsu Province

Sport: Swimming

Personal Best:
Gold Medal of 200m individual medley, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games

Sports Career:

Learned to swim at Nantong Spare-time Sports School at age seven, Lin Li was later chosen by the Jiangsu provincial spare-time sports school in 1980. She joined the provincial team in 1982 and then the national team.

High Performances:

1986 Hong Kong International Age Group Tournament

1st 50m backstroke

1st 100m backstroke

1st 200m backstroke

1st 200m individual medley (Age group 15-17)
1988 Asian Championships -

1st 200m individual medley (2:18.27)
1988 Seoul Olympic Games

7th 200m & 400m individual medley (2:17.12 & 4:47.05, both Asian best)
1989 Pan-Pacific Championships

1st 200m (2:14.69)

2nd 400m (4:45.69) individual medley
1990 Beijing Asian Games

1st 200m breaststroke (2:30.79)

1st 200m backstroke (2:13.81)

1st 200m (2:13.16)

1st 400m (4:39.88) individual medley
1991 World University Games  

1st 200m backstroke

1st 200m and 400m individual medley
1991 Perth World Championships

1st 200m and 400m individual medley